Darren Braithwaite

Darren Braithwaite

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	20 January 1969 London, England
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprints
Club	Haringey AC
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Great Britain World Championships 1991 Tokyo 4×100 m relay 1997 Athens 4×100 m relay

Darren Devere Braithwaite (born 20 January 1969) is a British former sprinter who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Braithwaite was a member of the British team which set a world indoor record for the rarely contested 4×200 metres relay on 3 March 1991 in Glasgow. Braithwaite and his teammates Linford Christie, Ade Mafe and John Regis ran a time of 1:22.11, which has yet to be bettered.

Braithwaite won a bronze medal in the 4×100 metres relay event at the 1991 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo (together with Tony Jarrett, John Regis and Linford Christie). He repeated this achievement at the 1997 World Athletics Championships in Athens (together with Darren Campbell, Douglas Walker and Julian Golding).

He became the British 100 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1995 AAA Championships.

Braithwaite now teaches physical education at Lammas School and Sports College in Leyton, and coaches the likes of Jordon Roberts. His brother, Leon Braithwaite, is a former professional footballer, who played for Exeter City in the 1990s.

References

• Darren Braithwaite at World Athletics
• British Olympic Committee