Derrick Brown (athlete)

Derrick Brown (athlete)

Derrick Brown (born 21 November 1963) is a retired English athlete who specialized in the long jump. His career best jump was 8.00 metres, and his best international result was a fifth place at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.

Career

As a junior athlete, Brown had a personal best jump of 7.54 metres, achieved in June 1982 in Hull.[1] The next year, he won his first medals in senior competitions, with a bronze medal at the Amateur Athletics Association (AAA) Championships, behind guest jumper Mike Conley, Sr. and Fred Salle,[2] and a gold medal at the UK Championships. UK Championship gold medals followed in 1984, 1986 and 1988.[3] At the AAA Indoor Championships, he won a gold medal in 1984 and silver medals in 1985 and 1987,[4] and at the AAA Championships, he won silver in 1985 and gold in 1986.[2]

Internationally, he competed at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, where he finished fifth with a jump of 7.65 metres.[5] His career best jump was 8.00 metres, achieved in July 1985 in Viareggio. He did have one wind-assisted 8.12 result from June 1986 in Loughborough.[6]

References

  1. ^ "UK All-Time Lists: Junior Men – Field, Multis, Walks and Relays". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. http://www.gbrathletics.com/uk/mb20.htm. Retrieved 25 February 2009. 
  2. ^ a b "AAA Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm. Retrieved 20 March 2009. 
  3. ^ "UK Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/uk.htm. Retrieved 20 March 2009. 
  4. ^ "AAA Indoor Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaai.htm. Retrieved 20 March 2009. 
  5. ^ "Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, men's long jump, top eight". Sporting Heroes. http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/stats_athletics/commonwealth/1986_m.asp#lj. Retrieved 20 March 2009. 
  6. ^ "UK All-Time Lists: Men – Jumps". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. http://www.gbrathletics.com/uk/me99.htm. Retrieved 20 March 2009. 


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