Mike Rodgers at the 2014 DécaNation
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Michael Rodgers |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | (1985-04-24) April 24, 1985 (age 39) St. Louis, Missouri[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1] |
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Sprinting |
| College team | Oklahoma Baptist Bison Lindenwood Lions |
| Team | Nike |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Coached by | Darryl Woodson[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Medal record | |
Michael Rodgers (born April 24, 1985) is an American professional track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100 m and the 60 m. He won the gold medal in the 100m relay in Doha 2019. He is also the Pan-Am Games Champion.
Rodgers attended Berkeley High SchoolinSt. Louis, Missouri, where he ran varsity track and played varsity basketball for the Bulldogs. Later attended Lindenwood University and Oklahoma Baptist University where he was a 10-time NAIA national champion from 2005 to 2007. Rodgers still holds the NAIA Indoor 60m record with a 6.65.
In60 meters, he became the 2008 US Indoor Champion and went on to finish fourth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships. In the 100 meters he finished sixth at the 2008 World Athletics Final.
The start of the 2009 outdoor season saw Rodgers improve his 100 and 200 meter personal bests: at the Grande 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 the Prefontaine Classic, breaking the 10-second barrier for the first time with a world-leading performance of 9.94 seconds.[5]
Rodgers qualified for his first World Championships in Athletics with a win at the 2009 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 the 2009 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 the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final.
The following year he turned to the 60 m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and took the silver 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 the World ChampionshipsinDaegu 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 stimulant methylhexanamine, 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 the USA Olympic TrialsinEugene that year.[11][12]
| Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Venue | Date | Notes |
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| 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] |
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Notes |
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Representing the  United States and the  Americas (Continental Cup only)
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| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 4th | 60 m | 6.57 | — | |
| DécaNation | Paris, France | 3rd | 100 m | 10.48 | −0.5 | ||
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 9th | 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, France | 1st | 100 m | 10.13 | −0.8 | ||
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 2nd | 4×100 m relay | 37.66 | — | |
| DécaNation | Valence, France | 1st | 100 m | 10.21 | −1.5 | ||
| 2014 | DécaNation | Angers, France | 1st | 100 m | 10.14 | +0.9 | |
| 2014 | Continental Cup | Marrakesh, Morocco | 2nd | 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, China | 5th | 100 m | 9.94 | −0.5 | ||
| DQ | 4×100 m relay | — | 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, Brazil | DQ | 4×100 m relay | — | — | Passing out of zone[20] | |
| 2017 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | 4×100 m relay | 38.43 | — | |
| World Championships | London, England | 2nd | 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, Japan | 2nd | 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, Qatar | 9th | 100 m | 10.12 | +0.8 | [21] | |
| 1st | 4×100 m relay | 37.10 | — | WL, NR[note 1] | |||
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Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
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| Year | 60 meters | 100 meters |
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| 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 |
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 Rod Richard (USA) Ray Norton (USA) Enrique Figuerola (CUB) Harry Jerome (CAN) Don Quarrie (JAM) Silvio Leonard (CUB) Silvio Leonard (CUB) Leandro Peñalver (CUB) Lee McRae (USA) Robson Caetano (BRA) Glenroy Gilbert (CAN) Bernard Williams (USA) Michael Frater (JAM) Churandy Martina (AHO) Lerone Clarke (JAM) Andre De Grasse (CAN) Mike Rodgers (USA) José Alnardo González (DOM) |
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IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay
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US National Championship winners in men's 60-meter dash
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| 1906–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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| 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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| 1993–present USA Track & Field |
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Held over 60 yards from 1906 to 1986, with the exception of 1933–39 (60 meters) and 1913–15 (75 meters). Held over 55 meters from 1987–90. | |
