Philip Andrew Brown (born 6 January 1962 in Birmingham

Birmingham

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, West Midlands

West Midlands (county)

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) was a British

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 athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. In the individual 400m his results were not outstanding; however, he was an exceptional anchor leg

Anchor leg

Anchor leg refers to the final position in a relay race. The term is commonly used with respect to relays in athletics. Typically, the anchor leg of a relay is given to the fastest or most experienced competitor on a team...

 relay runner, anchoring the British team to a number of medals.

Brown competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

 held in Los Angeles

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, United States

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 in the 4 x 400 metre relay, where, closing fast, he won the Silver medal with his team mates Kriss Akabusi

Kriss Akabusi

Kriss Kezie Uche Chukwu Duru Akabusi MBE is a former sprint and hurdling athlete from the United Kingdom. During his career, he won the gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1990 European Championships, a gold in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships, and a silver medal in...

, Garry Cook

Garry Cook

Garry Cook is a former British athlete, who competed mainly in the 800 metres with a best time of 1:44.55.He competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the Silver medal with his team mates Kriss Akabusi, Todd...

 and Todd Bennett

Todd Bennett

Todd Anthony Bennett was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the Silver medal with his team mates Kriss Akabusi, Garry Cook and Philip...

.

The European Championships in 1982 saw the team, once again anchored by Brown, win the Silver medal behind the West German team, in 3:00:68 secs.

At the Rome World Championships of 1987, he ran another excellent final leg in 44.34, which earned the team a Silver medal for the USA in a European Record time of 2:58:86 secs.

Phil is now a conference speaker and the Regional Director for the The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

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in the Midlands.