Darren Braithwaite (born 20 January 1969) is a retired British

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 sprinter

Sprint (race)

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.

Braithwaite was a member of the British team which set a world indoor record for the rarely contested 4 x 200 metres relay

Relay race

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 on 3 March 1991 in Glasgow

Glasgow

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. Braithwaite and his teammates Linford Christie

Linford Christie

Linford Cicero Christie OBE is a former sprinter from the United Kingdom. He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games...

, Ade Mafe

Ade Mafe

Adeoye "Ade" Mafe is a retired English sprinter. He was a fitness coach for West Bromwich Albion, having previously worked for Chelsea, Millwall and the Milton Keynes Dons....

 and John Regis

John Regis (athlete)

John Paul Lyndon Regis, MBE is a retired English sprinter. During his career, he won gold medals in the 200 metres at the 1989 World Indoor Championships and the 1990 European Championships, and a silver medal in the distance at the 1993 World Championships.He was a member of the British teams...

 ran a time time of 1:22.11, which has yet to be bettered.

Braithwaite won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay

4 x 100 metres relay

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 event at the 1991 World Athletics Championships

1991 World Championships in Athletics

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 in Tokyo

Tokyo

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 (together with Tony Jarrett

Tony Jarrett

Anthony Alexander Jarrett is a former sprint and hurdling athlete from England. He was a sliver medalist in the 110 metres hurdles at the World Championships in 1993 and 1995, and at the European Championships in 1990, and won the gold medal in the event at the Commonwealth Games in 1998.Jarrett...

, John Regis and Linford Christie). He repeated this achievement at the 1997 World Athletics Championships

1997 World Championships in Athletics

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 in Athens

Athens

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 (together with Darren Campbell

Darren Campbell

Darren Andrew Campbell MBE is a former English sprint athlete. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres, as well as the 4 × 100 metres relay...

, Douglas Walker

Douglas Walker

Douglas Walker , commonly known as Dougie Walker, is a former Scottish sprinter.Educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh, in 1998 he became European champion in both 200 metres and 4x100m relay. With 31.56s he is the European record holder in 300 metres, although this distance is rarely run...

 and Julian Golding

Julian Golding

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).

Braithwaite was the British 100 metres

100 metres

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 champion in 1995.

Braithwaite now teaches physical education

Physical education

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 in London

London

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. His brother, Leon Braithwaite

Leon Braithwaite

Leon Jerome Braithwaite is an English footballer. He played professionally for Exeter City, making a total of 66 Football League appearances. He is the brother of athlete Darren Braithwaite.-References:...

, is a former professional footballer, who played for Exeter City

Exeter City F.C.

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in the 1990s.