Donavan Brazier

Donavan Brazier
Brazier in 2025
Personal information
Born (1997-04-15) April 15, 1997
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack
Event
800 meters
College teamTexas A&M Aggies
ClubNike
Coached byMike Smith (–2025)
Achievements and titles
World finals2017 London
800 m, 13th (sf)
2019 Doha
800 m,  Gold
2022 Eugene
800 m, 29th (h)
Personal bests
Medal record
World Championships
2019 Doha 800 m
World Relays
2019 Yokohama Mixed 2 × 2 × 400 m relay
Diamond League
2019 800 m

Donavan Brazier (born April 15, 1997) is an American middle-distance runner. He holds the American junior record in the men's 800 meters and won the gold medal at the 2019 World Championships. With a time of 1:42.34, he was the American national and NACAC area record holder in the event from 2019 until 2024, when Marco Arop and Bryce Hoppel ran 1:41.20 and 1:41.67 to break the NACAC record and American record respectively.