Kyler Brown
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| Born | 7 February 2007 | ||||||||||||||
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Kyler Brown (born 7 February 2007) is an American sprinter.[1]
Biography
Brown was educated at Booker T. Washington High School in Oklahoma. He was named 2025 Gatorade Oklahoma Boys Track & Field Athlete of Year having won Oklahoma state high school titles in the 100 metres and 200 metres, and having a fourth-place finish in the 100 m at the Nike Outdoor Nationals. That year, he signed for Ohio State University.[2]
In June 2026, he ran a leg on Ohio State's third-place 4 x 100 metres relay team at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Later that month he ran 10.21 seconds for the 100 m to finish runner-up to Tate Taylor with Dillon Mitchell in third at the 2026 USATF U20 Championships.[3] On 5 August, he qualified for the final of the 100 metres at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships with a time of 10.16 seconds, before placing fourth overall in the final.[4][5] He won a gold medal with the men's 4 x 100 metres relay team on the final day of the championships alongside Taylor, Mitchell, and Blake Hamilton in a new world U20 record of 38.16 seconds, surpassing the previous best set by South Africa in winning the title in 2021.[6][7][8]
References
- ↑ "Kyler Brown". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ Davis, Jordan. "Tulsa Booker T. Washington's Kyler Brown named 2025 Gatorade Oklahoma Boys Track & Field Athlete of Year". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "TATE TAYLOR, MIA MAXWELL WIN 100 METERS AT USATF U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". Dyestat. 18 June 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ Hansen, Chris (6 August 2026). "Poor air quality, notable performances on Day 1 of World U20 meet". Register Guard.
- ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ Zaccardi, Nick (August 9, 2026). "Tate Taylor wins triple gold at World U20 Track and Field Champs; U.S. breaks medal record". nbcsports. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Taylor anchors USA to world U20 4x100m record in Oregon". World Athletics. 9 August 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.