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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 28 February 2003 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 400 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400m: 45.82 (Clovis, 2023) |
Medal record | |
Brodie Young (born 28 February 2003) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]
Early life edit
Young is from Chryston, in Scotland. In 2022, he started the first year of a four-year scholarship at the University of New Mexico.[2]
Career edit
A member of the Airdrie Harriers, Young won back-to-back Scottish Senior Championship gold medals in the 400 metres in 2021 and 2022.[3] He was a member of the gold medal winning 4x400m team at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn in 2021.[4] He represented Great Britain at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, in August 2022. [3]
He ran a personal best time of 45.82 time for the 400 metres in Clovis, California in 2023.[2] He was selected for the British team for the European Team Games in Silesia in June 2023.[5] He was a member of the bronze medal winning 4x400m team at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo in 2023, and ran in the 400 metres individual race.[6]
In April 2024, he was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Brodie Young". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ a b McGilvray, Andy (16 July 2023). "Athlete Brodie Young is living the American dream as he nets GB call-up". Daily Record. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ a b Thomson, Paul (11 September 2022). "Airdrie Harriers teen labelled 'world-class' as he starts University of New Mexico". Daily Record. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Gold rush for Britain at the European U20 Champs". Athletics Weekly. July 18, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Five Scots named for European Team Champs – with four sprinters!". Scottish Athletics. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "KEELY HODGKINSON AND JEREMIAH AZU TO CAPTAIN GB & NI AT EUROPEAN U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Ujah returns to British squad for world relays". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.