Michael Berry (born December 10, 1991) is an American sprinter, who specializes in the

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. Berry was part of the USA team that won the gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the

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. A native of

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, Berry attended

Rainier Beach High School Rainier Beach High School is a public secondary school (grades 9-12) in the Seattle Public Schools system. It is located in the Rainier Beach area, in the southeastern part of the city of Seattle, Washington, United States. The school historicall ...

. In 2010 he received a three-month ban after testing positive for

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.Recruit banned for 3 months- Anti-doping organization sidelines incoming sprinter Michael Berry for failing drug test
The Register-Guard, 21 August 2010

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