Keith Brantly

Keith Brantly
Personal information
Full nameKeith Alan Brantly
NationalityAmerican
Born (1962-05-23) May 23, 1962 (age 62)
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight141 lb (64 kg)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Marathon, 10,000 meters
College teamFlorida
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500m: 3:41.15[1]
3000m: 7:51.97[2]
5000m: 13:36.88[1]
10,000m: 28:10.1[1]
½ marathon: 1:01:30[2]
Marathon: 2:12:31[1]
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Men's cross country running
World Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Madrid Junior race

Keith Alan "KB" Brantly (born May 23, 1962) is an American former professional long-distance runner who contended in the men's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. Brantly finished twenty-eighth of one hundred and eleven runners who completed the race, in a time of 2:18:17.[3] He is recognized for his extensive distance-running career that encompasses nearly three decades at distances that range from one mile to a marathon.

He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sports science in 1986, and was later inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great."[4]

  1. ^ a b c d "Keith BRANTLY - Athlete Profile". IAAF.
  2. ^ a b "Runner profile: Keith Brantly". Association of Road Racing Statisticians.
  3. ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Keith Brantly. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  4. ^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 18, 2014.