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Alice Brown

アリス・ブラウン　/　ありす・ぶらうん

American sprinter

September 20, 1960 (age 65)　・　Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Mississippi
sprinter

My Take

Alice Brown commands my respect for doing it small. At 159 cm she competed at the very top of world sprinting, claiming two relay golds and an individual silver across the 1984 and 1988 Olympics. Reaching the podium in back-to-back Games, in a sport where everything hangs on a single explosive instant, takes a toughness most people will never know. From a Pasadena high school to Cal State Northridge, her path reads as patient, hard-earned work. A Congressional Gold Medal puts a national stamp on that brilliance. The explosive power packed into such a compact frame is something I genuinely envy.

Overview

Alice Regina Brown (born September 20, 1960) is a retired American sprinter. Competing at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics she won two relay gold medals and an individual silver medal. She attended John Muir High School (Pasadena, California) and California State University, Northridge.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Alice Brown
Name (Japanese): アリス・ブラウン
Reading: ありす・ぶらうん
Born: September 20, 1960 (age 65)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Rat
Origin: Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 159 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: sprinter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: John Muir High School
University: California State University, Northridge

Awards & achievements

Congressional Gold Medal

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3

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