Brooks History
2007 - The BROOKS / Hanson athletes, first and foremost Brian Sell, dominate the
US olympic marathon trials
2006 - MoGo, BROOKS‘ groundbreaking midsole-technology, enters the market
2004 - Introduction of the innovative e-Fusion technology that is used in all
BROOKS premium running shoes
2003 - Brooks begins a five-year cooperation with the Hanson Olympic Distance Project
with the goal of bringing the USA back to the top of mid- and long-distance-running
2002 - Brooks Adrenaline™ GTS receives Runner‘s World‘s „Best Update Award“ and
the gold medal for „Best Renovation“ from Running Network
2001 - Strategic decision to focus exlusively on running shoes, moving the revenue focus
to specialist retailers
1995 - Introduction of Podular Technology, the brand new Midsole/Outsole-technology
1994 - Introduction of the BROOKS Adrenaline™ GTS, the birth of a running-shoe star
that is still part of the BROOKS lineup today
1993 - The company relocates it‘s headquartes to Seattle and renames itself Brooks Sports, Inc.
1992 - Introduction of the Beast ®, the industry‘s best known Motion-Control running shoe
1991 - Brooks is awarded the „American Podiatric Medical Association Seal
of Acceptance“ for it‘s HydroFlow ®-Technology
1989 - HydroFlow ®, the innovative cushioning technology fur running shoes,
enters the market
1987 - Introduction of the „BROOKS For Women“ line of running shoes, the first
running shoes anatomically adjusted to women‘s needs
1982 - Introduction of the Chariot, equipped with the innovative BROOKS
Diagonal Rollbar (DRB ®) technology
1981 - BROOKS introduces it‘s line of running apparel
1977 - Introduction of the Vantage, the first running shoe that deals with the over-
pronation problem. The shoe was awarded Runner‘s World‘s „Five-Star Award“
1975 - BROOKS is the first company to use midsoles made of Ethylene-vinyl acetate
(EVA), making it one of the first sports shoes companies to use EVA, which
today is an industry standard
1957 - BROOKS becomes BROOKS Shoe Manufacturing Company, Inc.
1938 - BROOKS introduces Pedicraft kid‘s shoes, the first step in a long line of
developments leading to the integration of orthopedic findings and the
requirements of sports medicine
1930 - Introduction of the Natural Bend Arch Support
1914 - Founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
