Doug Brown (runner, born 1944)

For the steeplechase Olympian also named Doug Brown, see Doug Brown (runner, born 1952).

Doug Brown

Personal information
Nationality	USA
Born	(1944-05-31) May 31, 1944
Education	Red Lodge High School University of Montana
Sport
Sport	Sport of athletics
Events	5000 metres 10,000 metres
College team	Montana Grizzlies
Achievements and titles
National finals	1964 NCAAs  • 10,000m, 2nd  • 5000m, 6th 1965 NCAAs  • 6 miles, 1st  • 3 miles, 1st 1966 USA 15K  • 15K, 1st
Personal bests	5000 m: 14:09.6 (1965) 10,000 m: 29:33.6 (1965)
Updated on 20 February 2024

Doug Brown (born May 31, 1944) is an American long-distance runner. He won the 6-mile run and 3-mile run (imperial equivalents of the 10,000 metres and 5000 metres) at the 1965 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, setting championship records in both events. He has been called Montana's greatest distance runner ever.

Career

Brown won his first ever race, a half-mile run as a child in the 7th grade. He ran 2:21 for the half-mile as an 8th-grader, and the following year at Red Lodge High School he broke the school record in the mile run with a 4:42 time as a freshman.

In 1965, Brown won two titles at the 1965 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, competing for the Montana Grizzlies track and field team. Running with a "full-throttle" strategy, he set meeting records in the 6-mile run and 3-mile run.

Brown won the U.S. 15K championship title in 1966 with a time of 45:11.0. It was the only time the championship was held on a running track.

Personal life

Brown was originally from Carbon County, Montana, where he attended Red Lodge High School. He later moved to Missoula, Montana, and became a track and field coach at Sentinel High School.