Michael Cherry (athlete)

{{Short description|American sprinter (born 1995)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| image = Michael Cherry 2018.jpg

| image_size = 140px

| caption = Cherry at the 2018 IAAF Indoor World Track & field Championship

| full_name = Michael Cherry Jr.

| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|3|23}}

| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

| height = 6 ft 4 in

| weight = 194 lb

| country = United States

| sport = Track and field

| event = Sprint

| collegeteam = Florida State Seminoles
LSU Tigers{{Cite web|url=https://lsusports.net/roster/michael-cherry/|title=Michael Cherry|date=July 8, 2019|website=LSU}}

| coach = John Smith

| pb = 400 m: 44.03 (Brussels 2021) 600 m: 1:14.36 (Carolina 2023)

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's track and field}}

{{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2020 Tokyo|4×400 m relay}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Doha|4×400 m relay}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Doha|4×400 m mixed}}

{{Medal|Silver|2017 London|4×400 m relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Indoor Championships}}

{{Medal|Silver|2018 Birmingham|400 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Birmingham|4×400 m relay}}

{{Medal|Competition|Pan American Games}}

{{Medal|Silver|2019 Lima|4×400 m relay}}

}}

Michael Cherry (born March 23, 1995) is an Olympic Athlete who specializes in the 400 meters.{{Cite web|title=Michael Cherry|url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-track-and-field/athletes/Michael-Cherry|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811090750/https://www.teamusa.org/usa-track-and-field/athletes/Michael-Cherry|archive-date=August 11, 2020|url-status=dead|access-date=July 7, 2021|website=Team USA}} He was a member of the USA team in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, UK, placing second and receiving a silver medal.{{cite web|title=4 x 400 Metres Relay Men – Final − Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5151/AT-4X4-M-f----.RS6.pdf|website=IAAF|access-date=August 14, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=211661172|title=Cherry Scores Relay Silver in World Finale|website=www.lsusports.net|language=en|access-date=August 13, 2017}}

He represented the United States at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, finishing 4th in the 400 meters and winning gold in the 4 x 400 meters relay, running first for the United States in the event final.