American sprinter
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.
Career
Rodgers attended Berkeley High School in St. 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.
In 60 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 Championships in Daegu 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 Trials in Eugene that year.[ 11] [ 12]
Statistics
Personal bests
Event
Time
Wind (m/s)
Venue
Date
Notes
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]
International championship results
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Time
Wind (m/s)
Notes
Representing the United States and the Americas (Continental Cup only)
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
37.77
—
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]
Circuit wins
Outdoor
Indoor
National championship results
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Time
Wind (m/s)
Notes
Representing the Lindenwood Lions (2004–2005), Oklahoma Baptist Bison (2007), and Nike (2008–2011, 2013–2016, 2018–2019)
2004
U.S. Junior Championships
College Station , Texas
5th
100 m
10.37 w
+3.2
Wind-assisted[ 23]
6th
200 m
21.40
0.0
[ 24]
2005
U.S. Championships
Carson , California
18th
100 m
10.37
+1.0
[ 25]
2006
U.S. Championships
Indianapolis , Indiana
22nd
100 m
10.41
+0.4
[ 26]
2007
U.S. Indoor Championships
Boston , Massachusetts
11th
60 m
6.74
—
[ 27]
2007
U.S. Championships
Indianapolis , Indiana
14th
100 m
10.40
−1.4
[ 28]
2008
U.S. Indoor Championships
Boston , Massachusetts
1st
60 m
6.54
—
PB [ 29]
2008
U.S. Olympic Trials
Eugene , Oregon
7th
100 m
10.01 w
+4.1
Wind-assisted[ 30]
2009
U.S. Championships
Eugene , Oregon
1st
100 m
9.91 w
+3.1
Wind-assisted[ 31]
2010
U.S. Indoor Championships
Albuquerque , New Mexico
1st
60 m
6.52 A
—
Altitude-assisted, SB [ 32]
2011
U.S. Indoor Championships
Albuquerque , New Mexico
1st
60 m
6.48 A
—
Altitude-assisted, WL , PB [ 33] [ 14]
U.S. Championships
Eugene , Oregon
3rd
100 m
9.99
+1.3
[ 34]
2012
U.S. Olympic Trials
Eugene , Oregon
4th
100 m
9.94
+1.8
SB [ 35]
2013
U.S. Championships
Des Moines , Iowa
3rd
100 m
9.98
+1.1
[ 36]
2014
U.S. Indoor Championships
Albuquerque , New Mexico
1st (heats)
60 m
6.51 A
—
Altitude-assisted, Q [ note 2] , SB [ 37]
U.S. Championships
Sacramento , California
1st
100 m
10.07
−1.7
[ 38]
2015
U.S. Championships
Eugene , Oregon
3rd
100 m
9.97
0.0
[ 39]
2016
U.S. Indoor Championships
Portland , Oregon
1st (heats)
60 m
6.56
—
Q [ note 2] [ 40]
U.S. Olympic Trials
Eugene , Oregon
4th
100 m
10.00
+1.6
[ 41]
17th
200 m
20.94
−1.1
[ 41]
2017
U.S. Championships
Sacramento , California
6th
100 m
10.17
−0.7
[ 42]
2018
U.S. Indoor Championships
Albuquerque , New Mexico
3rd
60 m
6.50 A
—
Altitude-assisted, SB [ 43]
2018
U.S. Championships
Des Moines , Iowa
1st (heats)
100 m
9.89
+1.4
Q [ note 2] , WL , SB [ 44] [ 45]
2019
U.S. Championships
Des Moines , Iowa
2nd
100 m
10.12
−1.0
10.114 s
2021
U.S. Olympic Trials
Eugene , Oregon
15th
100 m
10.23
−0.3
Seasonal bests
Year
60 meters
100 meters
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
Track records
As of 9 September 2024, Rodgers holds the following track records for 100 metres .
Notes
References
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^ Lee, Kirby (June 8, 2009). Phillips sails 8.74m in Eugene for best Long Jump in world since 1991 – IAAF World Athletics Tour . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.
^ Morse, Parker (June 27, 2009). Jeter and Rodgers take 100m titles in Eugene – US Champs, Day 2 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-30.
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^ "United States sprinter Mike Rodgers fails drugs test" . bbc.co.uk . BBC . August 14, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
^ Gene Cherry; Kayon Raynor; Ian Ransom (August 13, 2011). "U.S. sprinter Rodgers fails drug test" . reuters.com . Reuters . Retrieved February 27, 2011 .
^ "US sprinter Mike Rodgers accepts nine-month ban" . bbc.co.uk . BBC . March 2, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
^ "U.S. sprinter Michael Rodgers accepts 9-month doping ban" . espn.com . ESPN Internet Ventures, Inc. Associated Press. March 1, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
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^ "100 Metres MEN Semi-Final ROUND SUMMARY" (PDF) . IAAF . August 16, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2021 .
^ "4x100 Metres Relay Men 1st Round ROUND SUMMARY" (PDF) . IAAF . August 22, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2021 .
^ Anna Kessel (August 21, 2009). "United States relay team disqualified at Athletics World Championships" . The Guardian . Retrieved February 26, 2019 .
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^ "SUMMARY - 100 Metres Men - Semi-Final" (PDF) . IAAF . September 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2021 .
^ "IAAF World Indoor Tour Wrap" . iaaf.org . SPIKES . February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
^ "2004 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships – Results – Day 2" . usatf.org . USATF . June 26, 2004. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
^ "2004 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships – Results – Day 3" . usatf.org . USATF . June 27, 2004. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
^ "2005 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Presented by Visa – Full Results" . usatf.org . USATF . June 26, 2005. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
^ "2006 at&t USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships – Results" . usatf.org . USATF . June 25, 2006. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
^ "2007 at&t USA Indoor Track & Field Championships – Results" . usatf.org . USATF . February 25, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
^ "2007 at&t USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships – Full Results – Open" . usatf.org . USATF . June 24, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
^ "2008 at&t USA Indoor Track & Field Championships – Results" . usatf.org . USATF . February 24, 2008. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
^ "2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field – Full Results" . usatf.org . USATF . July 6, 2008. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
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^ "2010 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships – Results" . usatf.org . USATF . February 28, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
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^ "2013 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships – Full Results" . usatf.org . USATF . June 23, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
^ "2014 USATF Indoor Championships – Results" . usatf.org . USATF . February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
^ "2014 USA Track & Field Championships – 6/25/2014 to 6/29/2014 – Hornet Stadium – Sacramento, California – Results" . usatf.org . USATF . June 29, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
^ "2015 USATF Outdoor Championships – Results – FULL" . usatf.org . USATF . June 28, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
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^ "2018 USATF Championships – 6/21/2018 to 6/24/2018 – Drake Stadium – Results" . usatf.org . USATF . June 24, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
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