Alicia Brown (born January 21, 1990, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the sprint events, predominantly the 400m event.[2][3]

Alicia Brown
Personal information
Born (1990-01-21) January 21, 1990 (age 34)
Ottawa, Ontario
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportAthletics
EventSprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best400m: 51.82

Brown represented Canada at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics as part of the 4x400 m relay team.[4] Both times the Canadian team finished in fourth place.[5]

Brown was banned from competition during a two-year period starting in November 2013 by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport following a doping violation caused by a positive hydrochlorothiazide test.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Rio 2016 bio". Archived from the original on 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  2. ^ COC Profile
  3. ^ IAAF Profile
  4. ^ Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  5. ^ Harrison, Doug (August 7, 2021). "Canadian women narrowly miss track relay medal at 2nd straight Olympics". CBC Sports. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Alicia Brown, Nepean born sprinter, headed to Rio after doping scandal". CBC Radio Canada. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport - Doping Appeal Tribunal - Reason Decision" (PDF). No. SDRCC / CRDSC DAT-15-0006. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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