Name: Vernon Norwood
Sport: Track and Field
Discipline(s):
Track and Field
Event(s): 4x400-meter relay, 4x400-meter mixed relay
Height: 6-2
DOB: 4/10/1992
Birthplace: New Orleans, La.
Hometown: New Orleans, La.
High School: Morgan City High School (Morgan City, La.)
College: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.)
Team/Club: New Balance
Olympic Experience
- One-time Olympian (2020), two-time Olympic medalist (1 gold, 1 bronze)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, bronze (4x400-meter mixed relay), gold (4x400-meter relay)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – gold (4x400-meter relay)
- Years of participation: Outdoor – 2015, 2019; Indoor – 2016, 2018
- Medals: 4 (3 golds, 1 silver)
- Gold – 2019 (4x400-meter relay); 2016 (4x400-meter relay); 2015 (4x400-meter relay)
- Silver – 2018 (4x400-meter relay)
Other Career Highlights
- Swept NCAA Indoor and NCAA Outdoor titles in the 400-meter dash during his senior season in 2015
- Became the 14th sprinter in collegiate history to sweep NCAA Indoor and NCAA Outdoor titles in the 400-meter dash (or 440-yard dash) in the same season
- Joined the great Xavier Carter as the only two LSU Tigers to sweep national championships in the event in the same season
- Anchored the Tigers to a pair of NCAA titles in the 4×400-meter relay during his career with wins indoors in 2014 and outdoors in 2015
- Ended his career as the No. 2-ranked 400-meter runner in school history during both seasons with an indoor PR of 45.31 and outdoor PR of 44.44
- Outdoor PR of 44.44 made him the No. 8-ranked performer outdoors in NCAA history on the all-time collegiate Top 10 list
Personal:
Son of Curtis Norwood and Charliette Ray...Started running track and field during his junior year of high school...Before he became a national champion at LSU, he ran for South Plains College...Is currently an interdisciplinary studies major at LSU...Hobbies include playing basketball, watching criminal movies and joking around with his friends.
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