Nate Brannen

Nathan Brannen

Brannen at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin
Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1982-09-08) 8 September 1982 (age 34) Cambridge, Ontario
Residence	Avon Lake, Ohio
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	130 lb (59 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track
Event(s)	1500 metres
College team	Michigan
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 meters: 1:46.00 1500 meters: 3:34.22 Mile: 3:52.63
Medal record Representing  Canada Men's athletics Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 1500 metres Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 1500 m

Nathan ("Nate") Brannen (born 8 September 1982) is a Canadian middle distance runner from Cambridge, Ontario, who has competed at three Olympics. Brannen is a graduate of the University of Michigan.

He is affiliated with the Phoenix Athletics Association of Ontario.

Brannen currently holds 4 Canadian track and field records; in the indoor and outdoor 1000 metres (2:16.86 indoor, 2:16.52 outdoor), 2000 metres (4:59.56), and the indoor one mile (3:54.32).

Brannen is currently the Cross Country head coach at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio.

Having been enrolled in high school in his hometown of Cambridge, Ontario, Brannen was only the seventh sub-4 minute high school mile recorder in the history of North America. Originally, Brannen intended to join University of Arkansas and their prestigious track program but ended up being recruited by University of Michigan, in the same recruiting class as Alan Webb.

In July 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team. He finished 10th in the finals of the 1,500m in Rio.