Orien Brown

Orien Brown
Personal information
Born (1952-03-04) March 4, 1952 (age 72)[1]
Alma materTexas Southern University[2]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event100 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best11.3 seconds (1970)[3]
Medal record
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali 4 × 100 m relay

Orien Brown (born March 4, 1952) is a former American sprinter. She won the gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1971 Pan American Games.

Brown competed in college representing Texas Southern University. In 1971, she won the 100 yard dash at the Texas Relays in a wind-aided time of 10.4 seconds.[4]

Brown has coached the track and field teams at Dallas Skyline High School and Bishop Dunne Catholic School. In 2017, she was inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Orien Brown Track and Field Statistics". Brinkster. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. ^ "KC Ends Drought; Beats Baltimore". The Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. 1 May 1971. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Texas Relays". Amarillo Sunday News Globe. Amarillo, Texas. 5 April 1970.
  4. ^ "2019 Texas Relays Meet Information" (PDF). 2019.
  5. ^ Darryl E. Blair Sr. (16 February 2017). "The Texas Black Sports Hall Of Fame". Issuu. p. 4.
  6. ^ Stephen Hunt (February 2017). "Boxing great George Foreman headlines Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame induction class". SportsDay.

Orien Brown

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