Bralon Taplin

Bralon Taplin

Bralon Taplin (right) at the 2016 World Indoor Championships
Personal information
Born	(1992-05-08) 8 May 1992 (age 24) St. George's, Grenada
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 m
College team	Texas A&M University
Coached by	Alleyne Francique

Bralon Taplin (born 8 May 1992) is a Grenadian sprinter. He competed in the 400 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without advancing from the first round.

He switched his allegiance from the United States to Grenada in December 2012. Previously he ran for Stony Point High School, winning the Texas state championship in the 400. then spent two years at South Plains College, winning the NJCAA Championship. He completed his college career at Texas A&M University.

In 2016 He represented Grenada at the Rio Olympics and progressed to the final where he eventually placed 7th with a time of 44.45 Seconds.

In 2017 he started his season by participating in the IAAF World Indoor Tour. The first event he would take part in as part of the Tour would be the PSD Bank Meeting, held in Düsseldorf, Germany where he finished first in his group but second overall with a time of 46.25. His second race of the Tour was the Copernicus Cup. He not only finished first overall but he also established a new meet record with a time of 45.59 seconds. The third and deciding race of the Tour was the Müller Indoor Grand Prix which took place in Birmingham, England. In this race Bralon placed fourth with a time of 46.38 seconds. The fourth-place finish meant that Bralon would have missed out on the " Wild Card" entry into the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham. Aside from the Tour Bralon set a National record in the 300m sprint (indoor) with a time of 31.97 seconds. His time was the fourth fastest indoor 300m time when it was set and was achieved at the Czech Indoor Gala in Ostrava, Czech Republic.