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Alicia Brown

Alicia Brown

Canadian track and field athlete

Alicia Brown (born January 21, 1990, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the sprint events, predominantly the 400m event.[2][3]

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Brown represented Canada at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics as part of the 4x400 m relay team.[4] Both times the Canadian team finished in fourth place.[5]

Brown was banned from competition during a two-year period starting in November 2013 by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport following a doping violation caused by a positive hydrochlorothiazide test.[6][7]

References

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    "Rio 2016 bio". Archived from the original on 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
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    COC Profile
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    IAAF Profile
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    Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
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    Harrison, Doug (August 7, 2021). "Canadian women narrowly miss track relay medal at 2nd straight Olympics". CBC Sports. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
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    "Alicia Brown, Nepean born sprinter, headed to Rio after doping scandal". CBC Radio Canada. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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    "Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport - Doping Appeal Tribunal - Reason Decision" (PDF). No. SDRCC / CRDSC DAT-15-0006. Retrieved 10 April 2022.


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