Bryan Bronson
John Bryan Bronson is an American 400-meter hurdler, who won the bronze medal at the 1997 [World Championships in Athletics|1997 World Championships] in Athens. He also represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He won three consecutive titles at the USA [Outdoor Track and Field Championships] from 1996 to 1998.
His personal best time was 47.03 seconds, achieved in June 1998 in New Orleans. The time is currently sixth on the all-time list.
He began his career as a sprint specialist and was the gold medallist in the 200 metres and 4×100 metres relay at the 1991 [Pan American Junior Athletics Championships]. In his youth he was chosen as the Gatorade National [Track and Field Athlete of the Year]. He studied at Rice University and represented his college athletically in NCAA competition. He was the 1993 NCAA Men's Outdoor [Track and Field Championship|NCAA outdoor champion] in the 400 m hurdles.
He narrowly missed on sharing the US$1,000,000 jackpot on the 1998 IAAF Golden League circuit as he won the first six meetings but came only sixth in the 1998 [IAAF Grand Prix Final]. At the end of the season he won at the Goodwill Games with a Goodwill Games records in athletics|games record] time of 47.15 seconds.
He received a two-year ban from the sport in 1999 after failing a drugs test for steroids. He returned to action in 2002 and 2004 but never again competed at a top level championship.
While at Jasper High School, he was Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1991.