American sprinter
Natasha Kaiser-Brown May 14, 1967 (1967-05-14 ) (age 53)Des Moines, Iowa , U.S.
Natasha Kaiser-Brown (born May 14, 1967) is an American sprinter who specialized in the 400 meter run , and is the current University of Missouri- Columbia track and field coach.
Kaiser-Brown was born in Des Moines, Iowa . In high school, she was a nine-time state champion for Des Moines Roosevelt and is the previous record-holder for the 100 meter and sprint medley relay events (both broken in the 2018 track season).[1]
At the 1991 Pan American Games she finished fourth in the 400 meter run and won a gold medal in 4 x 400 meter relay . She won a silver medal in the relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics with her teammates Gwen Torrence , Jearl Miles and Rochelle Stevens . In 1993 she won a relay silver medal at the 1993 World Indoor Championships as well as two medals at the 1993 World Championships . She won the 400 meter event at the 1994 Nationals and was a member of the 1996 USA Olympic team in Atlanta.[1]
Her personal best time is 50.17 seconds, achieved in 1993.
She is married to Brian Brown and coached alongside him at Drake University . The pair have a daughter, Elle Brown, who is a basketball player at the University of Missouri.[2]
References [ edit ] External links [ edit ] 1951 – 1967: not held 1971: United States (Toussaint , Stroy , Norman , Laing ) 1975: Canada (Yakubowich , MacGowan , Campbell , McTaggart ) 1979: United States (Kelley , Dabney , P. Jackson , Bryant ) 1983: United States (A. Jackson , Brown , Gabriel , Bolton ) 1987: United States (Dixon , Stevens , Brisco-Hooks, Howard) 1991: United States (Miles, Malone, Kaiser, Downing) 1995: Cuba (I. Bonne, Morales, McLeón, Duporty) 1999: Cuba (Duporty, Calatayud, I. Bonne, Pernía) 2003: United States (Barber, Robinson, Clay, Trotter) 2007: Cuba (Martínez, Pernía, Calatayud, Terrero) 2011: Cuba (Martínez, Peña, Clement, D. Bonne) 2015: United States (Little, Jefferson, Wimbley, Baisden) 2019: United States (Irby, Stepter, Cockrell, Okolo)
1958: Chris McKenzie 1959: Kim Polson 1960: Irene Robertson 1961: Jackie Peterson 1962–3: Suzanne Knott 1964: Janell Smith 1965: Janell Smith 1966–7: Charlette Cooke 1968: Jarvis Scott 1969: Kathy Hammond 1970: Mavis Laing 1971: Mable Fergerson 1972: Kathy Hammond 1973: Mable Fergerson 1974–5: Debra Sapenter 1976: Lorna Forde (BAR) * Sheila Ingram 1977: Sharon Dabney 1978: Lorna Forde (BAR) * Patricia Jackson 1979: Patricia Jackson 1980: Sherri Howard 1981–3: Denean Howard 1984: Valerie Brisco 1985: Lillie Leatherwood 1986: Diane Dixon 1987–8: Lillie Leatherwood 1989: Rochelle Stevens 1990: Maicel Malone 1991: Lillie Leatherwood 1992: Rochelle Stevens 1993: Jearl Miles 1994: Natasha Kaiser-Brown 1995: Jearl Miles 1996: Maicel Malone 1997: Jearl Miles Clark 1998: Kim Graham 1999: Maicel Malone 2000–1: LaTasha Colander-Richardson 2002: Jearl Miles Clark 2003: Sanya Richards 2004: Monique Hennagan 2005–6: Sanya Richards 2007: DeeDee Trotter 2008–9: Sanya Richards 2010: Debbie Dunn 2011: Allyson Felix 2012: Sanya Richards-Ross 2013: Natasha Hastings 2014: Francena McCorory 2015–6: Allyson Felix 2017: Quanera Hayes 2018–9: Shakima Wimbley OT : Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.Distance :The event was over 440 yards until 1932, 1955, 1957–8, 1961–3, 1965–6, 1969–70 and 1973–4