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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 21, 1990 Ottawa, Ontario |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprints |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 400m: 51.82 |
Brown represented Canada at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics as part of the 4x400 m relay team.[4] Both times the Canadian team finished in fourth place.[5]
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.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Rio 2016 bio". Archived from the original on 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
- ^ COC Profile
- ^ IAAF Profile
- ^ 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
edit- Alicia Brown at Athletics Canada
- Alicia Brown at World Athletics
- Alicia Brown at Athletics Canada
- Alicia Brown at Olympics.com
- Alicia Brown at Olympedia
- Alicia Brown at Team Canada
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