Background
Browne is the son of Victor and Maisie Browne and father of Alexander Browne. He was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario.
Browne is the son of Victor and Maisie Browne and father of Alexander Browne. He was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario.
He attended Victoria Park Collegiate Institute (formerly known as Victoria Park Secondary School) and graduated in 1998. After graduating from Victoria Park Collegiate Institute, he attended the Mississippi State University, where he was the best freshman sprinter.
During his years at Victoria Park Collegiate Institute, his coach, Kurt McIntosh personally coached Pierre. He first came into the professional scene in the 2000 National Collegiate Athletic Association South East Conference. Browne represented Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed at the 100 m sprint and placed 2nd in his heat after Michael Frater in a time of 10.22 seconds.
He qualified for the second round in which he failed to qualify for the semi finals, as he placed sixth in his heat with a time 10.36 seconds.
Together with Hank Palmer, Anson Henry and Jared Connaughton he also competed at the 4 × 100 m relay. In their qualification heat they placed second behind Jamaica, but in front of Germany and China.
Their time of 38.77 was the fourth out of sixteen participating nations in the first round and they qualified for the final. There they sprinted to a time of 38.66 seconds, which was the sixth time.
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