TALLINN, Estonia – Western Colorado University is proud to announce Bryant Byrd as the World Deaf Indoor Champion in the 3,000 meter. Byrd also finished runner up in the 1,500 meter the day before.The first World Deaf Indoor Athletics Championships for track and field were held this past weekend in Tallinn, Estonia.Second year student in the High Altitude Exercise Physiology graduate program Bryant Byrd competed in both the 1,500 meter and the 3,000 meter, earning medals in each event.Byrd participated on the Western Colorado University cross country and track & field teams during his undergraduate at Western.During this time on the Western team he participated in every event from the 800 meter up to the 10,000 meter. He competed in three NCAA Division ll Cross Country Championships, with a top finish of 71place. Throughout his career at Western Byrd competed in ten Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships, with a top individual finish of ninth in the 1,500 meter in 2018.On day one of the World Championships, Bryant Byrd competed in the 1,500m semi-finals placing fourth in a time of 4:12.83. Byrd was the only USA represented to qualify for the finals, set for the following day, March 15In the 1,500 meter finals, Byrd finished 1.23 seconds behind the leader from Belarus. Finishing second overall, Byrd's final time was 4:05.44.On March 16, Byrd competed in the 3,000 meter final. Bryant finished leading the field in a personal best time of 8:36.47. The only other athlete representing USA in the event, Ryan Guldan, finished seventh overall.Byrd's gold medal in the 3,000 meter was the only gold that USA won at the World Deaf Championships.USA won five total medals, finishing fourth overall. Russia Federation won the championships with 26 total medals.