Charles Douglas Brown (born March 1, 1952, in Detroit, Michigan) is a retired American track and field athlete, whose specialty was the Steeplechase.

After college he ran with the Athletics West track club, one of the first mega teams sponsored by Nike.

In 1976, with 1972 winner Manley injured hitting a barrier in the first few laps of the race, Brown outsprinted Henry Marsh and picked up the win by 0.03 of a second.

That was not even the most thrilling finish in that race, as Mike Roche fell over the last barrier, managed to right himself and outsprint Don Timm for the final position on the team.

[4] Brown ran on the American silver medal winning team at the 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.