Carl Brown is an American

United States

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 discus thrower and a one-time US national champion

National champions discus throw (men)

Below a list of all national champions in the Men's Discus Throw event in track and field from several countries since 1980.- Australia:*1980: Phil Nettle*1981: Phil Nettle*1982: Vlad Slavnic*1983: Paul Nandapi*1984: Paul Nandapi...

 (2003) in the men's discus event. Brown was born in Albion, Michigan

Albion, Michigan

Albion is a city in Calhoun County in the south central region of the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. The population was 9,144 at the 2000 census and is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area...

.

Career

He attended Albion High School where he played football and basketball as well as athletics. He then spent two years at Southwestern Michigan College

Southwestern Michigan College

Southwestern Michigan College is a public community college. The Main campus is near Dowagiac, Michigan and The Niles Area Campus is located outside the city limits of Niles, Michigan-Academics:...

 in Dowagiac before attending Siena Heights University

Siena Heights University

Siena Heights University is a Roman Catholic postsecondary institution in Adrian, Michigan. It is affiliated with the St. Joseph Academy and Montessori Children’s House.-History:...

 in Adrian in 1993. He became the only two-time NAIA

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...

 national champion in the history of athletics at Siena Heights College, and the first athlete to win back-to-back national titles in the discus in 1994 and 1995 at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

He won the 2003 USA Track and Field National Championship and was ranked 6th in the world by Track & Field News

Track & Field News

Track & Field News is a magazine founded in 1948 by brothers Bert Nelson & Cordner Nelson, focused on the world of track and field.The magazine provides coverage of athletics in the U.S.A. from the high school to national level as well as covering the sport on an international bases. The magazine...

 after finishing eighth at the 2003 World Championships

2003 World Championships in Athletics

The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...

. His lifetime best throw of 66.66 metres was the winning throw at the 2003 USA National Championships held in Palo Alto.

Personal life

He married Marla Shaver on December 27, 2003, and is the father of five children. He currently lives in Americus, Georgia

Americus, Georgia

-Early years:Americus, Georgia was named and chartered by Sen. Lovett B. Smith in 1832.For its first two decades, Americus was a small courthouse town. The arrival of the railroad in 1854 and, three decades later, local attorney Samuel H. Hawkins' construction of the only privately financed...

, United States. His current coach is Michael Judge.

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