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Michael Rodgers

Basic Information

Status: Active Gender: Male Age: 39 Date of Birth: 4/24/1985

Athletics Information

Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field Coach: Darryl Woodson Agent: Tony Campbell Sponsor: Nike

Residences

Hometown: St. Louis, MO High School: Berkley High School College: Oklahoma Baptist University

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6x

Diamond League meeting winner

3x

National Indoor champion

2x

World Championships Silver medallist

2x

In Top 8 World Championships

2x

IAAF World Relays winner

2x

World (Continental) Cup winner

2x

National champion

1x

World champion

1x

World Indoor Championships Silver medallist

1x

Pan American Games winner

Olympic Games

  • 2016 Olympic Games, (4x100m)

World Athletics Championships

  • 2019 IAAF World Relays, silver (4x100m)
  • 2017 IAAF World Relays, gold (4x100m)
  • 2017 World Outdoor Championships, silver (4x100m)
  • 2016 World Indoor Championships, sixth (600m)
  • 2015 World Outdoor Championships, fifth (100m)
  • 2015 IAAF World Relays, gold (4x100m)
  • 2013 World Outdoor Championships, sixth (100m)
  • 2013 World Outdoor Championships, silver (4x100m)
  • 2010 World Indoor Championships, silver (60m)
  • 2008 World Indoor Championships, silver (60m)

Career Highlights

  • 2020 US Olympic Team Trials, SF1 - eighth (100m)
  • 2019 USATF Toyota Outdoor Championships, silver (100m)
  • 2014 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (100m)
  • 2014 Continental Cup, silver (100m)
  • 2014 World Continental Cup, gold (4x100m)
  • 2011 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (60m)
  • 2010 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (60m)
  • 2009 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (100m)
  • 2008 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (60m)

Personal

Has two sons, Braylon and Amar’e, and one daughter, Mykah… Played varsity basketball and track in high school… Prefers to compete in the US because of the shorter travel times, familiar culture and his hope to make the sport more popular in the States…

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