Brian Brown (high jumper)

Brian Brown (born January 9, 1967) is an American male former track and field athlete who competed in the high jump.

A severe injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in his jumping leg in 1993 paused his career, through he underwent surgery which allowed him to compete again.

After a two-year break from competition he returned to better form in 1996, ranking as the sixth best jumper in the nation and placing seventh at the 1996 United States Olympic Trials.

[6] He represented the United States at the 1998 Goodwill Games and took the sole international medal of his career – a bronze – behind world record holder Javier Sotomayor and teammate Charles Austin.

Brown was the organiser of the Drake Relays meet for eleven years before leaving in 2016 to be assistant athletic director at the University of Missouri.

During his tenure as Drake Relays organiser, he attracted world class level track athletes to compete at the nominally college meet and raised funds through corporate sponsorship with Hy-Vee.