Joseph Brown (discus thrower)
American athlete (born 1996)
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Joseph Brown (born June 13, 1996) is an American discus thrower. He finished third in the US Olympic trials in 2024.[1]
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Brown in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | June 13, 1996 |
| Home town | Mansfield, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | Texas A&M University–Commerce |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Discus |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Discus: 67.92m (Ramona, 2024) |
Early life
Brown is from Mansfield, Texas, and attended Mansfield High School. Although he was a member of the track team, he never competed in the state meet.[2] He won the NCAA Division II national championship in the discus with a throw of 59.54 metres for Texas A&M University–Commerce in 2019.[3]
Career
Brown represented the United States at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, placing fifth overall with a throw of 60.14 metres.[4]
While being self-coached, he finished third in the US Olympic trials in June 2024 in Eugene, Oregon with a throw of 65.79 metres.[2][5] He was in eighth place prior to his final throw, and made the US Olympic Team by finishing third, ahead of Reggie Jagers III, by a margin of two inches.[6] He subsequently competed in the discus throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024.[7]
