Michael Norman did not reach the final of the men's 400m. In fact it lists him as
in 22nd place (on times set in Doha). What might have been had he not been
injured during the Championships? In 2018 he won the U.S. Championships in 43.61
and in April 2019 he clocked 43.45 (= 4th fastest time ever). His best 200 metres time
was 19.70 also set in 2019. He is pictured above winning his heat in 45.00.
He came last in his semi-final 45.94, limping home.
(In 2022 he won the World Championship 400 metres- enough said !)
2019 World Athletics Championship. Doha, Qatar.
Final men's 400m.
1.
|
Steven Gardiner |
Bahamas
|
43.48 |
NR
|
|
| 2. |
Anthony Zambrano
|
Colombia |
44.15 |
AR |
|
3.
|
Fred Kerley |
United States |
44.17 |
|
|
| 4. |
Demish Gaye |
Jamaica |
44.46 |
PB |
|
| 5. |
Kirani James |
Grenada |
44.54 |
|
|
| 6. |
Emmanuel Korir |
Kenya |
44.94 |
|
|
| 7. |
Machel Cedenio |
Trinidad and Tobago |
45.30 |
|
|
| 8. |
Akeem Bloomfield |
Jamaica |
45.36 |
|
|
2020 Olympic Games. Tokyo.
Final men's 400m.
1.
|
Steven Gardiner |
Bahamas
|
43.85 |
SB
|
|
| 2. |
Anthony Zambrano
|
Colombia |
44.08 |
|
43.93 semi AR
|
3.
|
Kirani James |
Grenada |
44.19 |
|
43.88 in semi
|
| 4. |
Michael Cherry
|
United States
|
44.21
|
PB
|
|
| 5. |
Michael Norman
|
United States
|
44.31
|
|
|
| 6. |
Christopher Taylor
|
Jamaica
|
44.79
|
PB
|
|
| 7. |
Isaac Makwala
|
Botswana
|
44.94
|
|
|
| 8. |
Liemarvin Bonevacia
|
Netherlands
|
45.07
|
|
44.62 in semi NR
|
2020 Olympic Games. Tokyo.
Men's 4x400m final
| 1. |
United States
|
Michael Cherry, Michael Norman,
Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin |
2:55.70
|
SB |
|
| 2. |
Netherlands |
Liemarvin Bonevacia, Terrence Agard,
Tony van Diepen, Ramsey Angela |
2:57.18
|
NR
|
|
| 3. |
Botswana |
Isaac Makwala, Baboloki Thebe,
Zibane Ngozi, Bayapo Ndor |
2:57.27 |
AR |
|
| 3. |
Belgium
|
Alexander Doom, Jonathan Sacoor,
Dylan Borlée, Kevin Borlée
|
2:57.88
|
NR |
|
2022 World Championship. Oregon, U.S.A.
Final men's 400 metres.
1.
|
Michael Norman
|
United States (USA)
|
44.29
|
|
(43.45 PB set in 2019)
|
|
|
2.
|
Kirani James
|
Grenada (GRN)
|
44.48
|
|
(43.74 PB set in 2014 NR)
|
|
|
3.
|
Matthew Hudson-Smith
|
Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)
|
44.66
|
(44.38 semi)
|
(44.35 PB set in 2022 NR)
|
|
|
4.
|
Champion Allison
|
United States (USA)
|
44.77
|
|
(43.79 PB set in Oregan 2022)
|
|
|
5.
|
Wayde van Niekerk
|
South Africa (RSA)
|
44.97
|
|
(43.03 WR set in 2016)
|
|
|
6.
|
Bayapo Ndori
|
Botswana (BOT)
|
45.29
|
(44.87 heat PB)
|
|
|
|
7.
|
Christopher Taylor
|
Jamaica (JAM)
|
45.30
|
(44.97 semi SB)
|
|
|
|
8.
|
Jonathan Jones
|
Barbados (BAR)
|
46.13
|
|
(44.43 PB set in 2022 NR)
|
|
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