Nathan Brannen

Nathan Brannen (born 8 September 1982) is a Canadian retired middle-distance runner from Cambridge, Ontario, who competed at three Summer Olympics: 2008, 2012 and 2016.^[3] Brannen is a graduate of the University of Michigan.

Nate Brannen

Brannen at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin
Personal information
Full name	Nathan Brannen
Born	(1982-09-08) 8 September 1982 (age 42) Cambridge, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	130 lb (59 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track
Event	1500 metres
College team	Michigan
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800m: 1:46.00[2] 1500m: 3:34.22[2] Mile: 3:52.63[2]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Canada Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 1500 m Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 1500 m

He is affiliated with the Phoenix Athletics Association of Ontario.^[1]

Brannen is currently the Cross Country head coach at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio.^[4]

Running career

As an 18-year-old student at Preston High School in his hometown of Cambridge, Ontario, Brannen became only the seventh sub-four-minute high school mile recorder in the history of North America, at the 2001 Aileen Meagher Track Classic in Halifax, Nova Scotia.^[5][6] Originally, Brannen intended to join University of Arkansas and their prestigious track program^[7] but ended up being recruited by University of Michigan, in the same recruiting class as Alan Webb.

In July 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.^[8] He finished 10th in the finals of the 1,500m in Rio.

Personal bests

Event	Best	Location	Date
800 metres	1:46.00	Baton Rouge, LA, United States	31 May 2002
1000 metres	2:16.52	Linz, Austria	20 August 2012
1500 metres	3:34.22	Hengelo, Netherlands	27 May 2012
Mile	3:52.63	Eugene, OR, United States	7 June 2009
2000 metres	4:59.56	Toronto, ON, Canada	11 July 2013
3000 metres	7:48.98	London, England	27 July 2013
5000 metres	13:43.19	Palo Alto, CA, United States	31 March 2007

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