Michael Cherry

Olympian 2020

1
GOLD

0
SILVER

0
BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Height

6'4"

Age

Hometown

Chesapeake, VA

Education

Louisiana State University

Personal

Son of Michael Cherry and Tanya Blackwell...Has one older brother, William, and one older sister, Tantania...Was an honor roll student during his prep career at Oscar Smith High School...Owns more than 300 pairs of sneakers...Likes to design clothes and shoes...Hobbies include collecting sneakers.

USA Track and Field

Olympic Experience

1-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 gold)

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (4 x 400m Relay - Men), 4th (400m - Men)

World Championships Experience

Most recent: 2022 – 13th (400m - Men)
Years of participation: 400m - Men 2022; 4 x 400m Relay - Men 2017, 2019; 4 x 400m Relay - Mixed 2019; 4 x 400m Relay (Indoor) - Men 2018; 400m (Indoor) - Men 2018
Medals: 5 (2 gold, 3 silver)

Gold – 2019 (4 x 400m Relay - Men, 4 x 400m Relay - Mixed)
Silver – 2018 (4 x 400m Relay (Indoor) - Men, 400m (Indoor) - Men); 2017 (4 x 400m Relay - Men)