1 9 9 4 ▁Good will ▁Games ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 0   m ▁bronze ▁medal . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁close ▁fourth ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁European ▁Athletics ▁Championships ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0   m , ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁seconds ▁behind ▁Germany ' s ▁St é ph ane ▁Fran ke . ▁ ▁Brown ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Atlanta ▁Olympic ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁metres ▁where ▁he ▁placed ▁t enth ▁( 2 7 : 5 9 . 7 4 ). ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁mar athon ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Sydney ▁Olympics , ▁where ▁he ▁placed ▁fourth , ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Ath ens ▁Olympics , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁again ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁mar athon . ▁In ▁the ▁former ▁race ▁he ▁missed ▁third ▁place ▁by ▁seven ▁seconds ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁by ▁fifteen ▁seconds . ▁ ▁His ▁personal ▁best ▁times ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 0 K ▁run ▁( 2 7 : 2 0 ▁minutes ) ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 5 K ▁run ▁( 4 2 : 3 9 ▁minutes ) ▁were ▁the ▁fast est ▁by ▁any ▁European ▁runner , ▁but ▁they ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁rat ified ▁as ▁European ▁records ▁His ▁ 1 0 K ▁time ▁is ▁still ▁the ▁fast est , ▁while ▁his ▁ 1 5 K ▁time ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁be aten ▁by ▁Jul ien ▁W and ers , ▁who ▁also ▁holds ▁the ▁official ▁European ▁