Jim Brown (sprinter)
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| Full name | James Ross Brown | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Buster | ||||||||||||||
| Born | August 4, 1909 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | July 7, 2000 (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||
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James Ross "Buster" Brown (August 4, 1909 – July 7, 2000) was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
In 1932 he was a member of the Canadian relay team which finished fourth in the Olympic 4×100 metres event.[1]
At the 1930 Empire Games he won the gold medal with the Canadian relay team in the 4×110 yards competition. In the 100 yards contest he was eliminated in the heats. He died in Edmonton in 2000 from complication arising from a broken hip, aged 90.[2]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1930 | British Empire Games | Hamilton, Canada | 3rd (ht 2) | 100 y | NT |
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jim Brown". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012.
- ↑ Rusnell, Charles (July 9, 2000). "An Edmonton 'athlete of the century,' James 'Buster' Brown is dead at 90". The Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta. p. 14. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
External links
- Jim Brown at World Athletics
- Jim Brown at Olympedia
- James Brown at Team Canada
- James R. Brown at Olympics.com
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- 1909 births
- 2000 deaths
- Track and field athletes from Edmonton
- Canadian men sprinters
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1930 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics
- Canadian sprinter stubs