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Kevin Brown (discus thrower)

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Kevin Brown
Personal information
NationalityJamaican/English
Born (1964-09-10) 10 September 1964 (age 60)
Jamaica
Websitehttps://kevinbrownathlete.com/
Sport
SportDiscus

Kevin Dave Brown (born 1964) is a former discus athlete who competed for England and Jamaica.[1]

Athletics career

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Brown was English national champion after winning the 1994 AAA Championships.

He represented England in the discus event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[2][3][4] Eight years later he represented Jamaica in the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[5]

Truck pulling

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In 2020, Brown broke a world record in truck pulling, dragging a two-ton Range Rover 69 metres in 45.58 seconds. He made the attempt in the memory of a friend who had died of cancer.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "IAAF Profile". IAAF.
  2. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ Archer-Fox, Megan (31 October 2020). "Former discus champion claims world record in Black Country in memory of friend". Express & Star. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  7. ^ Leach, Harry (22 October 2020). "Commonwealth athlete and strongman sets Land Rover pulling record in memory of former Stoke Prior teacher". Bromsgrove Standard. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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