American sprinter
Michael Rodgers (born April 24, 1985) is an American professionaltrack and field sprinter who specializes in the100 m and the60 m . He won the gold medal in the 100m relay in Doha 2019. He is also the Pan-Am Games Champion.
Rodgers attendedBerkeley High School inSt. Louis, Missouri , where he ran varsity track and played varsity basketball for the Bulldogs. Later attendedLindenwood University andOklahoma Baptist University where he was a 10-timeNAIA national champion from 2005 to 2007. Rodgers previously held the NAIA Indoor 60m record with a 6.65.
In60 meters , he became the 2008US Indoor Champion and went on to finish fourth at the2008 World Indoor Championships . In the 100 meters he finished sixth at the2008 World Athletics Final .
The start of the 2009 outdoor season saw Rodgers improve his 100 and 200 meter personal bests: at theGrande Prêmio Brasil Caixa meet in May he recorded times of 10.01 and 20.24 seconds respectively.[ 4] He further improved his 100 m best in June at thePrefontaine Classic , breaking the10-second barrier for the first time with a world-leading performance of 9.94 seconds.[ 5]
Rodgers qualified for his firstWorld Championships in Athletics with a win at the2009 US Championships in June. Of his first outdoor national victory he said: "This is my year. I came here with a lot of confidence. I think I can medal in Berlin if I work hard and stay humble."[ 6] He reached the semi-finals at the2009 World Championships , finishing fifth and just missing out on a place in the 100 m final. He closed the season with a fourth-place finish at the2009 IAAF World Athletics Final .
The following year he turned to the 60 m at the2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and took thesilver medal behind Dwain Chambers with a run of 6.53 seconds – his first medal on the global stage.[ 7]
He improved up to running 9.85 at the Prefontaine classic 2011.
On July 19, 2011, he tested positive for a banned stimulant at a meeting in Italy. Rodgers claimed innocence, but accepted a provisional ban making him ineligible to participate at theWorld Championships inDaegu that year.[ 8] He and his agent, Tony Campbell, initially claimed that Rodgers accidentally ingested the stimulant in an energy drink containing the stimulant at a club in Italy.[ 9] [ 10] He later accepted that he had taken a supplement called "Jack3d" which contained the stimulantmethylhexanamine , a substance commonly found in nutritional supplements and energy drinks. In March 2012 he accepted a 9-month ban starting from the day his urine sample was taken, making him still eligible to participate at theUSA Olympic Trials inEugene that year.[ 11] [ 12]
Event Time Wind (m/s) Venue Date Notes 60 m 6.48 A — Albuquerque ,New Mexico ,U.S. February 27, 2011 Altitude-assisted,WL [ 14] 100 m 9.85 +1.3 Eugene ,Oregon ,U.S. June 4, 2011 9.80 w +2.7 Eugene ,Oregon ,U.S. May 31, 2014 Wind-assisted +2.4 Eugene ,Oregon ,U.S. June 27, 2014 200 m 20.24 0.0 Belém ,Brazil May 24, 2009 4×100 m relay 37.10 — Doha ,Qatar October 5, 2019 WL ,NR [ note 1]
International championship results [ edit ] Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Wind (m/s) Notes Representing the United States and theAmericas (Continental Cup only) 2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia , Spain4th 60 m 6.57 — DécaNation Paris, France 3rd 100 m 10.48 −0.5 2009 World Championships Berlin , Germany9th 100 m 10.04 +0.2 [ 15] DQ (semis)4×100 m relay — — Passing out of zone[ 16] [ 17] DécaNation Paris, France 1st 100 m 10.10 +0.8 2010 World Indoor Championships Doha ,Qatar 2nd 60 m 6.53 — DécaNation Annecy , France1st 100 m 10.13 −0.8 2013 World Championships Moscow , Russia2nd 4×100 m relay 37.66 — DécaNation Valence , France1st 100 m 10.21 −1.5 2014 DécaNation Angers , France1st 100 m 10.14 +0.9 2014 Continental Cup Marrakesh , Morocco2nd 100 m 10.04 −0.1 1st 4×100 m relay 37.97 — SB 2015 World Relays Nassau ,Bahamas 1st 4×100 m relay 37.38 — CR ,PB [ 18] World Championships Beijing , China5th 100 m 9.94 −0.5 DQ 4×100 m relay 37.77 — Passing out of zone[ 19] DécaNation Paris, France 2nd 100 m 10.09 −0.6 2016 World Indoor Championships Portland ,Oregon , U.S.6th 60 m 6.54 — Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro , BrazilDQ 4×100 m relay — — Passing out of zone[ 20] 2017 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 1st 4×100 m relay 38.43 — World Championships London , England2nd 4×100 m relay 37.52 — SB 2018 Continental Cup Ostrava ,Czech Republic 1st 4×100 m relay 38.05 — SB 2019 World Relays Yokohama , Japan2nd 4×100 m relay 38.07 — Pan American Games Lima ,Peru 1st 100 m 10.09 −0.5 3rd 4×100 m relay 38.79 — World Championships Doha , Qatar9th 100 m 10.12 +0.8 [ 21] 1st 4×100 m relay 37.10 — WL ,NR [ note 1]
Outdoor Indoor National championship results [ edit ] Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Wind (m/s) Notes Representing theLindenwood Lions (2004–2005),Oklahoma Baptist Bison (2007), andNike (2008–2011, 2013–2016, 2018–2019) 2004 U.S. Junior Championships College Station ,Texas 5th 100 m 10.37 w +3.2 Wind-assisted[ 23] 6th 200 m 21.40 0.0 [ 24] 2005 U.S. Championships Carson ,California 18th 100 m 10.37 +1.0 [ 25] 2006 U.S. Championships Indianapolis ,Indiana 22nd 100 m 10.41 +0.4 [ 26] 2007 U.S. Indoor Championships Boston ,Massachusetts 11th 60 m 6.74 — [ 27] 2007 U.S. Championships Indianapolis ,Indiana 14th 100 m 10.40 −1.4 [ 28] 2008 U.S. Indoor Championships Boston ,Massachusetts 1st 60 m 6.54 — PB [ 29] 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials Eugene ,Oregon 7th 100 m 10.01 w +4.1 Wind-assisted[ 30] 2009 U.S. Championships Eugene ,Oregon 1st 100 m 9.91 w +3.1 Wind-assisted[ 31] 2010 U.S. Indoor Championships Albuquerque ,New Mexico 1st 60 m 6.52 A — Altitude-assisted,SB [ 32] 2011 U.S. Indoor Championships Albuquerque ,New Mexico 1st 60 m 6.48 A — Altitude-assisted,WL ,PB [ 33] [ 14] U.S. Championships Eugene ,Oregon 3rd 100 m 9.99 +1.3 [ 34] 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials Eugene ,Oregon 4th 100 m 9.94 +1.8 SB [ 35] 2013 U.S. Championships Des Moines ,Iowa 3rd 100 m 9.98 +1.1 [ 36] 2014 U.S. Indoor Championships Albuquerque ,New Mexico 1st (heats) 60 m 6.51 A — Altitude-assisted,Q [ note 2] ,SB [ 37] U.S. Championships Sacramento ,California 1st 100 m 10.07 −1.7 [ 38] 2015 U.S. Championships Eugene ,Oregon 3rd 100 m 9.97 0.0 [ 39] 2016 U.S. Indoor Championships Portland ,Oregon 1st (heats) 60 m 6.56 — Q [ note 2] [ 40] U.S. Olympic Trials Eugene ,Oregon 4th 100 m 10.00 +1.6 [ 41] 17th 200 m 20.94 −1.1 [ 41] 2017 U.S. Championships Sacramento ,California 6th 100 m 10.17 −0.7 [ 42] 2018 U.S. Indoor Championships Albuquerque ,New Mexico 3rd 60 m 6.50 A — Altitude-assisted,SB [ 43] 2018 U.S. Championships Des Moines ,Iowa 1st (heats) 100 m 9.89 +1.4 Q [ note 2] ,WL ,SB [ 44] [ 45] 2019 U.S. Championships Des Moines ,Iowa 2nd 100 m 10.12 −1.0 10.114 s 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Eugene ,Oregon 15th 100 m 10.23 −0.3
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Year 60 meters 100 meters 2003 6.89 10.81 2004 6.86 10.63 2005 6.71 10.30 2006 6.64 10.26 2007 6.65 10.10 2008 6.54 10.06 2009 6.51 9.94 2010 6.52 10.00 2011 6.48 9.85 2012 – 9.94 2013 6.53 9.90 2014 6.51 9.91 2015 6.52 9.86 2016 6.51 9.97 2017 6.62 10.00 2018 6.50 9.89 2019 6.54 9.97 2020 6.59 10.12 2021 6.52 10.00 2022 6.55 10.19 2023 6.66 10.41
As of 9 September 2024, Rodgers holds the following track records for100 metres .
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RetrievedFebruary 27, 2019 .^ "100 Metres MEN Semi-Final ROUND SUMMARY" (PDF) .IAAF . August 16, 2009. RetrievedMarch 1, 2021 .^ "4x100 Metres Relay Men 1st Round ROUND SUMMARY" (PDF) .IAAF . August 22, 2009. RetrievedMarch 1, 2021 .^ Anna Kessel (August 21, 2009)."United States relay team disqualified at Athletics World Championships" .The Guardian . RetrievedFebruary 26, 2019 . ^ Phil Minshull (May 3, 2015)."Men's 4x100m – IAAF/BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015" .iaaf.org .IAAF . RetrievedFebruary 27, 2019 . ^ Eoghan Macguire (August 29, 2015)."2015 World Athletics Championships: Bolt, Jamaica triumph in 4x100m final" .cnn.com .CNN . RetrievedFebruary 27, 2019 . ^ Liam Boylan-Pett (August 19, 2016)."Team USA men's 4x100m disqualified for infraction, forfeits bronze medal" .sbnation.com .SB Nation . RetrievedFebruary 27, 2019 . ^ "SUMMARY - 100 Metres Men - Semi-Final" (PDF) .IAAF . September 28, 2019. RetrievedMarch 1, 2021 .^ "IAAF World Indoor Tour Wrap" .iaaf.org .SPIKES . 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