Name: David Brown
Sport: Track and Field
Discipline(s): Track and Field
Event(s): 100m, 200m
Classification: T11
Height: 5-9
Weight: 168
DOB: 10/19/1992
Birthplace: Kansas City, Mo.
Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.
High School: Missouri School of the Blind (St. Louis, Mo.) '11
Coach(es): Joaquim Cruz
Paralympic Experience
  • Three-time Paralympian (2012, 2016, 2020); One-time Paralympic Medalist (1 gold)
  • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020
  • Paralympic Games Rio 2016, gold (100-meter)
  • Paralympic Games London 2012, semifinals (100-meter, 200-meter)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2019 – semifinals (100-meter)
  • Years of Participation: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019
  • Medals: 5 (2 gold, 3 silver)
  • Gold – 2017 (100-meter), 2015 (100-meter)
  • Silver – 2017 (200-meter), 2013 (400-meter, 4x100-meter relay)
Other Career Highlights
  • The first totally blind athlete to run under 11 seconds when he clocked 10.92 in 2014
Personal: David Brown was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease at 15 months old, resulting in Glaucoma and ultimately taking his sight by the age of 13...After moving to St. Louis from Kansas City to attend the Missouri School for the Blind, Brown took up wrestling and goalball before focusing on track...He first realized his dream of being a Paralympian after winning an essay contest to attend the Paralympic Games Beijing 2008...Since then, Brown earned a spot on the 2012 U.S. Paralympic Team and has become the fastest totally blind athlete in the world, holding the world record and winning Paralympic gold alongside his sighted guide Jerome Avery...Son of Francine Brown and has one older sister, Breana...Enjoys playing music in his free time. Plays the drums, piano and tenor saxophone and was formerly in a jazz band...Favorite sport is basketball outside of track and his favorite team is the Chicago Bulls...Heroes are his mom, grandpa and his coach, Joaquim Cruz...Carries the motto of “Running4HISGlory+"...Hobbies include listening to and making music, reading, writing poetry hanging out with friends and public speaking.
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