Alicia Brown
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 21, 1990 |
| Education | University of Toronto |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprints |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 400m: 51.82 |
Alicia Brown (born January 21, 1990, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the sprint events, predominantly the 400m event.[2][3]
Brown attended the University of Toronto Mississauga, earning the title of OUA women's track MVP in 2013. She graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Culture, Information and Technology, specializing in Visual Culture and Communication.[4]
She represented Canada at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics as part of the 4 × 400 m relay team.[5] Both times the Canadian team finished in fourth place.[6]
Brown was banned from competition during a two-year period starting in November 2013 by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport following a doping violation caused by a positive hydrochlorothiazide test.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "Rio 2016 bio". Archived from the original on 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
- ↑ COC Profile
- ↑ IAAF Profile
- ↑ "Alicia Brown". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ↑ Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ Harrison, Doug (August 7, 2021). "Canadian women narrowly miss track relay medal at 2nd straight Olympics". CBC Sports. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Alicia Brown, Nepean born sprinter, headed to Rio after doping scandal". CBC Radio Canada. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ↑ "Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport - Doping Appeal Tribunal - Reason Decision" (PDF). No. SDRCC / CRDSC DAT-15-0006. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
External links
- Alicia Brown at Athletics Canada
- Alicia Brown at World Athletics
- Alicia Brown at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Alicia Brown at Athletics Canada
- Alicia Brown at Olympics.com
- Alicia Brown at Team Canada
- Alicia Brown at Olympedia
- Alicia Brown at InterSportStats
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Black Canadian women track and field athletes
- Canadian sportspeople of Jamaican descent
- Canadian women sprinters
- Track and field athletes from Ottawa
- Sportswomen from Ontario
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Canada
- Canadian Track and Field Championships winners
- Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic women sprinters
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen
- University of Toronto Mississauga alumni
- Canadian sprinter stubs