Team USATrack and Field

Donavan Brazier

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Athlete Bio

Height

6'2"

Hometown

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Education

Kenowa Hills High School (Grand Rapids, Mich.) ‘15 Texas A&M University, College Station ‘19

Personal

Son of Johnny Brazier and Jennifer Pennington…Has two siblings, Dominic and Hailey…Broke world record in 600m at the 2019 USA Track & Field Championships...Loves fishing.

World Championship Experience

Most recent: 2019 – Gold (800m)
Years of Participation: Indoor – 2019; Outdoor – 2017, 2019
Top Finish: Gold – 2019 (800m)
Broke American and championship record for men’s 800m at 2019 world championships with a time of 1:42.34 and became first U.S. runner to win world championship gold in the event