Brandon Rock
American middle-distance runner
Brandon Rock (born July 8, 1972, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania) is a former American middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 meters.
He finished fifth at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg and ran the 800 meters for the US at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
His personal best 800 m time was 1:44.64 minutes, achieved in June 1996 in Atlanta.
Rock ran collegiately for the University of Arkansas, the University of Nevada and Taft Junior College.[1] He won the 800 meter event at the 1995 NCAA Outdoor Championships and at the 1995 USATF Nationals as well.
Rankings
Rock was ranked among the best in the world and the US in his event from 1995 to 1997, according to Track and Field News.[2][3]
| Year | Event | World rank | US rank |
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| 1995 | 800 meters | 9th | 1st |
| 1996 | 800 meters | - | 2nd |
| 1997 | 800 meters | - | 3rd |
References
- ^ Frank Litsky (18 January 2002). "Health Problems Over, Runner Set for Millrose". New York Times. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "T&FN: World Champs Women's 100 Stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ "T&FN: World Champs Women's 100 Stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
External links
- Brandon Rock at World Athletics
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US National Championship winners in the men's 800-meter run
- 1876: Harold Lambe
- 1877: Romulus Colgate
- 1878: Edward Merritt
- 1879–80: Lon Myers
- 1881: Walter Smith
- 1882: William Goodwin
- 1883: Tom Murphy
- 1884: Lon Myers
- 1885: Herbert Mitchell
- 1886: Charles Smith
- 1887–88: George Tracey
- 1888: Wm. Moffatt
- 1889: R.A. Ward
- 1890: Harry Dadmun
- 1891: Walter Dohm
- 1892–93: Theodore Turner
- 1894–96: Charles Kilpatrick
- 1897: John Cregan
- 1898: Thomas Burke
- 1899: Herbert Manvel
- 1900: Alex Grant
- 1901: Howard Hayes
- 1902: John Wright
- 1903–04: Howard Valentine
- 1905: Jim Lightbody
- 1906–08: Mel Sheppard
- 1909: Clar. Edmundsen
- 1910: Harry Gissing
- 1911–12: Mel Sheppard
- 1913–14: Homer Baker
- 1915: Leroy Campbell
- 1916: Donald Scott
- 1917: Michael Devaney
- 1918: Tom Campbell
- 1919: Joie Ray
- 1920: Earl Eby
- 1921–22: Alan Helffrich
- 1923: Ray Watson
- 1924: Edward Kirby
- 1925: Alan Helffrich
- 1926: Alva Martin
- 1927: Ray Watson
- 1928: Lloyd Hahn
- 1929: Phil Edwards
- 1930–32: Edwin Genung
- 1933: Glenn Cunningham
- 1934: Ben Eastman
- 1935: Elroy Robinson
- 1936: Charles Beetham
- 1937: John Woodruff
- 1938: Howard Borck
- 1939–41: Charles Beetham
- 1942: John Borican
- 1943: William Hulse
- 1944–45: Bob Kelley
- 1946: John Fulton
- 1947: Reggie Pearman
- 1948: Herb Barten
- 1949–51: Mal Whitfield
- 1952: Reggie Pearman
- 1953–54: Mal Whitfield
- 1955–56: Arnie Sowell
- 1957–58: Tom Courtney
- 1959: Tom Murphy
- 1960: Jim Cerveny
- 1961: Jim Dupree
- 1962: Jerry Siebert
- 1963: Bill Crothers (CAN) * Jim Dupree
- 1964: Jerry Siebert
- 1965: Morgan Groth
- 1966: Tom Farrell
- 1967–68: Wade Bell
- 1969: Byron Dyce (JAM) * Juris Luzins
- 1970: Ken Swenson
- 1971: Juris Luzins
- 1972: Dave Wottle
- 1973–74: Rick Wohlhuter
- 1975: Mark Enyeart
- 1976: James Robinson
- 1977: Mark Belger
- 1978–82: James Robinson
- 1983: David Patrick
- 1984: James Robinson
- 1985–87: Johnny Gray
- 1988: Mark Everett
- 1989: Johnny Gray
- 1990–91: Mark Everett
- 1992: Johnny Gray
- 1993–94: Mark Everett
- 1995: Brandon Rock
- 1996: Johnny Gray
- 1997–98: Mark Everett
- 1999: Khadevis Robinson
- 2000: Mark Everett
- 2001–03: David Krummenacker
- 2004: Jonathan Johnson
- 2005–07: Khadevis Robinson
- 2008–12: Nick Symmonds
- 2013–14: Duane Solomon
- 2015: Nick Symmonds
- 2016: Clayton Murphy
- 2017: Donavan Brazier
- 2018: Clayton Murphy
- 2019: Donavan Brazier
- 20212020 OT: Clayton Murphy
- 2022-23: Bryce Hoppel
- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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