Rodney Brown
Personal information
Born (1993-05-21) 21 May 1993
Chappell Hill, Texas, United States
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventDiscus throw
College teamLouisiana State University[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
NACAC Under-23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Kamloops Discus throw
Updated on 24 January 2017.

Rodney Andrey Brown (born May 21, 1993, in Chappell Hill, Texas) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the discus throw.[2] He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without recording a valid throw.[3] Earlier he won the gold medal at the 2014 NACAC U23 Championships.

His personal best in the event is 66.00 metres set at the Mt. SAC Relays held in Norwalk, California in 2016. He holds the Louisiana State University school record at 65.06 meters set at the Penn Relays in 2015.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  United States
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 18th (q) Discus throw (1.75 kg) 54.66 m
2014 NACAC U23 Championships Kamloops, Canada 1st Discus throw 63.34 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China Discus throw NM
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom Discus throw NM

See also

References

  1. LSU profile
  2. Rodney Brown at World Athletics
  3. "Men's discus throw qualification results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.


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