Benny Brown

Benny Brown (actually Benjamin Gene Brown, born September 27, 1953 in San Francisco, California; † 1 February 1996) was an American sprinter who was successful in the 1970s in the 400 -meter run.

He arrived at the U.S. national championships several times the final:

In 1975 the University of California, Los Angeles, launching Brown won the NCAA championship in 45.34 seconds.

His only major international appearance was in the 1976 Brown 4 x 400 - meter relay of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. The U.S. relay won in the occupation of Herman Frazier, Brown, Fred Newhouse and Maxie Parks in 2:58,65 min by a large margin the gold medal ahead of Poland ( silver in 3:01,43 min). Brown was the only one relay runner who is not also in the individual competition went to the start ( Newhouse, Frazier Park and all three reached the final).

Personal best time

  • 400 m: 45.08 s, June 7, 1975, Provo
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