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 and field, track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap, totaling 1600 meters. It is traditionally the final event of ...

at the

2017 World Championships in Athletics The 2017 IAAF World Championships, the sixteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 4 to 13 August at London Stadium in London, United Kingdom. London was officially awarded the championships on 11 November 2011. Bidding p ...

in London, UK, placing second and receiving a

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. He represented the United States at the

2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

, 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 ...

and winning gold in the

4 × 400 meters relay 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hi ...

, 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 track and field athletes World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States World Athletics Championships winners USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field) 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 sportsmen Florida State Seminoles men's track and field athletes LSU Tigers track and field athletes NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century American sportsmen