Michael Cherry (born March 23, 1995) is an Olympic Athlete who specializes in the 400 meters. He was a member of the USA team in the

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, th ...

at the

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in London, UK, placing second and receiving a

silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...

. He represented the United States at the

2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...

, finishing 4th in the

400 meters The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is on ...

and winning gold in the 4 x 400 meters relay, running first for the United States in the event final.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cherry, Michael Living people 1995 births American male sprinters African-American male track and field athletes World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States World Athletics Championships winners USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field Diamond League winners 21st-century African-American sportspeople Florida State Seminoles men's track and field athletes LSU Tigers track and field athletes