Michael Norman
United States
Michael Norman is an elite American sprinter specializing in the 400 meters and 200 meters events. He gained prominence as a world-class athlete by winning the gold medal at the 2019 World Relays and the 2022 World Championships in the 400 meters. Norman is known for his extraordinary speed and record-breaking performances, including setting collegiate records while competing for the University of Southern California.
Olympic Medals
World Championship Medals
Personal Bests
100 Metres
9.86
7/20/2020
150 Metres
18.89
7/20/2020
200 Metres
Golden Gala - Pietro Mennea
19.70
6/6/2019
400 Metres
43.45
4/20/2019
60 Metres
6.99
2/20/2015
Major Championships
The XXXII Olympic Games - 4x400 Metres Relay
2:55.70
The XXXII Olympic Games - 400 Metres
44.31
The XXXIII Olympic Games - 400 Metres
45.62
Recent Mentions
Day five of track and field at the Paris Olympics may have been the most electric day yet! We saw an epic finish in the men’s 1500m with Cole Hocker taking the victory and Jakob Ingebrigtsen falling short of the podium. Meanwhile, Gabby Thomas won her first-ever Olympic title in the 200m. In tonight’s edition of Torch talk, we break down all of today’s excitement, including…
– Cole Hocker delivered an outstanding performance, winning gold with an Olympic record of 3:27.65. Josh Kerr took silver with 3:27.79, and Yared Nuguse won bronze with 3:27.80.
– Gabby Thomas clinched gold in a time of 21.83. She improved upon her bronze medal from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics to secure the win. Julien Alfred, the 100m gold medalist, finished strongly for silver in 22.08, while Brittney Brown took bronze in 22.20.
– Windred Mutile Yavi set an Olympic record with a gold-winning time of 8:52.76. Peruth Chemutai captured silver with 8:53.34, and Faith Cherotich earned bronze with 8:55.15.
– In the men’s long jump, Greece’s Miltiadis Tentoglou won gold with an 8.48-meter jump. Wayne Pinnock secured silver with 8.36 meters, and Mattia Furlani took bronze with 8.34 meters.
– In the women’s hammer throw, Canada’s Camryn Rogers won gold with a throw of 76.97m. Annette Echikunwoke from the USA earned silver with 75.48m, while Zhao Jie claimed bronze with a throw of 74.27m.
– In the men’s 400m, USA successfully advanced all three athletes – Quincy Hall, Michael Norman, and Christopher Bailey —to the final.
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Chris Chavez chats with Anderson Emerole, who is still in the Bahamas after covering the 2024 World Relays.
In this episode, they discuss:
WORLD RELAYS TAKEAWAYS
– 14 teams qualified for each of the five relay events at the Paris Olympics. We decide what we learned about the Olympic connection to World Relays and whether it's easy to understand.
– Team USA's women swept the relay titles in the 4x100m and 4x400m to go along with the mixed relay title.
– Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke was maybe the meet's MVP with her 48.45 to lead Ireland to a bronze medal in the mixed 4x400m relay.
– Who is the ideal U.S. men's 4x100m relay squad for the Paris Olympics?
EMMA COBURN TO MISS 2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS DUE TO BROKEN FOOT
Three-time U.S. Olympian, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist and 2017 world champion Emma Coburn has announced that she will miss next month’s U.S. Olympic Trials after breaking her right ankle in her season opener at the Shanghai Diamond League.
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Chris Chavez and Kyle Merber break down all of the sprints races taking place at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest from Aug. 19-27.
Here’s the full broadcast schedule and how to watch. | A full schedule of events in Eastern Time can be found here.
Here are the biggest questions around each respective event:
Women’s 100m: The best event of the world championships?
Men’s 100m: How healthy is Fred Kerley? Could Marcell Jacobs steal it again? Wide open?
Women’s 200m: Shericka Jackson vs. Gabby Thomas will surely be epic
Men’s 200m: How fast will Noah Lyles go? World record?
Men’s 400m: Who has the better comeback story: Steven Gardiner or Wayde Van Niekerk? Or Michael Norman?
Women’s 400m: Now that Sydney is out, is this Marileidy Paulino’s to lose?
Women’s 400m Hurdles: Femke Bol’s golden moment awaits
Men’s 400m Hurdles: Karsten Warholm and Rai Benjamin Round II
Women’s 100m Hurdles: What will the AIU decide on Tobi Amusan and what’s that mean for everyone else?
Men’s 100m Hurdles: Grant Holloway goes for the threepeat
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Michael Norman is the world champion at 400 meters and he just made headlines last week as he told NBC that in 2023, he will be focusing on the 100 meters. As the defending gold medalist, he’s got his spot secured for the World Championships in Budapest so I am here for his experiment. He’s run 9.86 for 100 meters, 19.70 for 200 meters and his 43.45 personal best for 400m makes him the fourth-fastest man in history. He is just 25 years old so there is tons of potential to be excited about. In this episode, I appreciated his honesty in talking about the disappointment of finishing 5th at the Tokyo Olympics, how he overcame that to win gold last year and what it’s going to take to get even faster and stay on top. Mike is a big Formula1 fan so we also had some fun talking about that, why I need him to start a podcast with Rai Benjamin and much more.
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EMERGENCY PODCAST! Sydney McLaughlin runs 50.68 to obliterate her own world record in the 400m hurdles and win her first world championship gold medal. She shattered her old record by 0.73 seconds. Michael Norman and Shaunae Miller Uibo get long-awaited gold medals in the 400m. Kara Winger earns a silver medal in the javelin with a 64.05m throw on her sixth and final attempt of her global championship career. Plus...much more!
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The CITIUS MAG team is back with its daily podcast covering the 2022 USA Track and Field Championships live from Eugene, Oregon. In this episode, Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber, Dana Giordano, Katelyn Hutchison and Jasmine Todd unpack all of the biggest surprises from the first day of action including:
Women’s Javelin: How did Kara Winger get so clutch?
Men’s Pole Vault: Who is going to make this team?
Men’s Hammer Throw: Was this the biggest upset of the day?
Women’s Triple Jump: Can Keturah even miss?
Women’s 1500m: What does a 59-second last lap get you?
Men’s 1500m: Hold up, who made the team?
Men’s Steeplechase: Is everyone as happy for Evan Jager as we are?
Women’s 400m: Why did Talitha Diggs get all the good genes?
Men’s 400m: What can Michael Norman do at the World Champs?
Women’s 100m Hurdles: Can this US team sweep?
Women’s 400m Hurdles: SYDNEY BROKE THE WORLD RECORD!!!
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The CITIUS MAG team is back with its daily podcast covering the 2022 USA Track and Field Championships live from Eugene, Oregon. In this episode, Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber, Dana Giordano, Katelyn Hutchison and Jasmine Todd unpack all of the biggest surprises from the first day of action including:
Men’s 800m: Is Brandon Miller going for the standard in the final?
Women’s 800m: Can anyone break up the big three?
Women’s 400m: Did Allyson listen to the last podcast?
Men’s 400m: Has Michael Norman been in the gym?
Men’s Long Jump: Who ACTUALLY made this team?
Women’s Pole Vault: Is Sandi Morris ready to get this gold at Worlds?
Women’s High Jump: Is Las Vegas the place to be to jump high?
Men’s Shot Put: How good of a coach is Ryan Crouser?
Women’s Discus: Did Val Allman pack the right shoes?
Women’s 100m: Who saw Melissa Jefferson coming?
Men’s 100m: How big are Fred Kerley’s balls?
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The CITIUS MAG team is back with its daily podcast covering the 2022 USA Track and Field Championships live from Eugene, Oregon. In this episode, Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber, Dana Giordano, Katelyn Hutchison and Jasmine Todd unpack all of the biggest surprises from the first day of action including:
Men's 800m: Why is Donavan Brazier is done for the weekend? Is high schooler Cade Flatt making the team?
Women's 800m: Can anyone crack the top three of Athing Mu, Raeyvn Rogers and Ajee Wilson?
Women's Long Jump: What happened to Tara Davis?
Women's 100m: What's next for Sha'Carri Richardson?
Men's 100m: Why did Fred Kerley just drop a 10.83 in the first round?
Men's Discus Throw: Who made the team?
Men's steeplechase: What's up with American record holder Evan Jager? Is he back?
Men's 1500m: How does Cole Hocker's absence mean for the rest of Team USA?
Women's 1500m: Will there be another New Balance sweep in the final? What does Sinclaire Johnson and Karissa Schweizer have to say?
Women's 400m: What does Allyson Felix being in the race do to her competitors?
Men's 400m: Has Michael Norman been hitting the gym?
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Presented by Adidas Running: In 2021, adidas’ Adizero Adios Pro family of shoes received the most wins during World Major Marathon events. 60% to be exact. And the all new Adizero Adios Pro 3 seeks to continue that legacy. The new “super” shoe is adidas’ ultimate long-distance road racing product, for runners looking to take their performance to the next level and run after new personal bests. Learn more about this innovative new racing shoe on adidas.com. The shoe dropped on June 23. Get your pair today.
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Chris, Kyle and Dana recap Day 7 of track and field at the Olympics which was highlighted by Katie Nageotte's gold medal in the women's pole vault, where she became just the third woman to win gold in the event at the Games. This was a true moment of redemption as she missed the 2016 Olympics, switched coaches and took a leap of faith to continue within the sport. She gets the Magical Performance of the Day honors.
The men's 400 meter final was not as delightful for U.S. fans as Michael Cherry ran a personal best for fourth place and Michael Norman took fifth but Team USA was shut out of the medals for just the third time in history. We beg the question: Is the United States (particularly the men) having a bad Olympics and what's the possible cause.
Also discussed in this episode:
– If you're Damian Warner and you finally win gold in the decathlon after three Olympic cycles, do you keep going?
– We still need a healthy and full-on KJT vs. Thiam heptathlon rivalry
– Cole Hocker looked really good in the men's semifinals of the 1,500 meters; Reigning Olympic champion Matthew Centrowitz gets eliminated
– Gutsiest performance of the day: Nick Willis runs his fastest time in four years in the semifinals of his fifth Olympics at 38 years old
– A brief women's marathon preview
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Jason and Kevin discuss Donavan Brazier getting bounced, Allyson Felix putting up another clutch performance, Sha’Carri Richardson’s captivating races, Fred Kerley’s big bet, Michael Norman’s chances...
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