All tagged Donavan Brazier

In August Donavan Brazier won the Diamond League 800 in Zurich, with a time that put him behind only the great Johnny Gray among Americans. In Doha at the World Championships, he won gold and broke Gray’s 1985 AR, with a time of 1:42:34. And he’s only 22!

… won the 800 meters at the Diamond League meet in Zurich on Thursday night against a top international field. His time of 1:42.70 is the third fastest American performance all-time, behind only two races by the legendary Johnny Gray. Even more impressive is the way he did it: he let the pacer and other favorites blaze through the 400 in 48.2, sitting in 8th place 30 meters back. With 200 to go he was in 7th place, still 25 meters back… and then he turned it on, passing the entire field for the win. Such patience and confidence! And he’s only 22.