Brian Marshall (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 1, 1965 Ottawa, Ontario |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Event(s) | high jump |
Brian Marshall (born April 1, 1965 in Ottawa, Ontario)[1] is a retired Canadian track and field athlete, who competed in the men's high jump at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
Originally from Ottawa, Ontario, Marshall was an active athlete in high school, setting a national Canada-wide high jump record at the high school level in 1981.[2] He subsequently attended Stanford University, where he won a Pac-10 championship in the high jump in 1988;[3] his 2.28 metres (7 ft 6 in) jump remained the all-time record for a Stanford University athlete as of 2013.[4]
At the 1988 Summer Olympics, he jumped 2.22 metres (7 ft 3 in), placing 17th — a tie with fellow Canadian jumper Milton Ottey and South Korean jumper Cho Hyun-Wook — and failing to qualify for the finals.
Marshall came out as gay in 1994 by attending a political gala at Rideau Hall as the guest of Svend Robinson, Canada's first openly gay Member of Parliament.[5] He was also a panelist at the 2003 National Gay and Lesbian Athletics Conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on a panel of LGBT Olympians that also included swimmer Mark Tewksbury and rower Harriet Metcalf.[6]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Canada | ||||
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Men's high jump | Seoul, South Korea | 17th | 2.22 metres (7 ft 3 in) |
References
- 1 2 Brian Marshall at sportsreference.com
- ↑ "New track passes first test". Ottawa Citizen, July 2, 1981.
- ↑ "Cardinal Men Finish Third; Women Fourth". Stanford Athletics, June 21, 1999.
- ↑ "Stanford Men's Track and Field Outdoor All-Time Top 10 Thru 2013".
- ↑ "Gay and proud: Canada's only publicly gay MP tells his story". Maclean's, May 16, 1994.
- ↑ "GLAF convention brings gay athletes to Boston". Bay Windows, March 27, 2003.