NORWOOD Vernon

United States of America

Date of Birth: 10 Apr 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Place of birth: NEW ORLEANS, LA

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : NEW ORLEANS, LA

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 4 x 400m Relay USA United States of America	1
	4 x 400m Relay Mixed USA United States of America	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	4 x 400m Relay Mixed Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	4 x 400m Relay Mixed Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 4 x 400m Relay Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	400m	4 x 400m
2019	Doha, QAT	SF (45.00)	1st
2015	Beijing, CHN	SF (45.07)	1st

World Relays

Year	Location	4 x 200m
2019	Yokohama, JPN	1st (1:20.12)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	200m	400m
2021	1 x 4th, 1 x 5th	1 x 4th, 1 x 5th
2019	-	1 x 4th, 1 x 7th
2018	-	2 x 7th
2017	-	2 x 3rd, 1 x 4th, 2 x 5th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
3	2017	400m	Zurich, SUI	45.01
3	2017	400m	Eugene, OR, USA	45.05
4	2021	200m	Gateshead, GBR	20.95
4	2021	400m	Stockholm, SWE	44.83
4	2019	400m	Stockholm, SWE	46.39
4	2017	400m	Lausanne, SUI	44.47
5	2021	200m	Oslo, NOR	20.74
5	2021	400m	Doha, QAT	44.87
5	2017	400m	Monaco, MON	44.81
5	2017	400m	Doha, QAT	45.41

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
2	2021	400m	World Athletics Continental Tour	Ostrava, CZE	45.28
7	2021	200m	World Athletics Continental Tour	Walnut, CA, USA	20.46

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2019	400m	World Challenge	Osaka, JPN	45.79
2	2017	400m	World Challenge	Madrid, ESP	44.75
3	2019	400m	World Challenge	Hengelo, NED	45.60
3	2017	400m	World Challenge	Zagreb, CRO	45.47

World Indoor Championships

Year	Location	4 x 400m
2018	Birmingham, GBR	2nd (3:01.97)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Basketball, watching films, spending time with friends. (teamusa.org, 01 Jan 2020)

Occupation:

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Languages spoken:

Team New Balance [United States of America]

"I always tell people, I didn't choose track and field, it chose me. In Louisiana, it's mostly [American] football and baseball that people do, so track and field is a small sport. It was only in my junior year of high school that I first knew I had a talent for it. I was playing basketball at the time, but one day the football coach noticed my speed and tried to get me to take up football. I told him it wasn't for me, so he told me I should run track." (spikes.worldathletics.org, 20 Nov 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 23 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"Every time I step on the track, I always feel like I've already won. If I never chose this direction in life, I have no idea what I would have become, so no matter the result I step away with my pride, my dignity." (spikes.worldathletics.org, 20 Nov 2019)

General Interest

General
EARLY DAYS
He grew up in a poor neighbourhood in New Orleans, LA, United States of America and says athletics led him to a better life. "I was in a very rough place, but track and field was my way out. Growing up, I was one of the worst persons. There are things I've done that I'm not proud of, a lot of bad things. Stuff like that excited me when I was young. I was living with no conscience. What helped me in the end was I learned from [my brothers'] mistakes. I knew there was much more to life than the stuff I was doing. I grew up rough, having to get things on my own. I'd try any way possible just to have it. I know what it's like to skip a meal, too. The things I've been around, the stuff I've been exposed to at a young age, people can feel traumatic about. But I look back at it now as a blessing. I don't let it define me. It's a reason I stay humble. No matter where I go, I'll always know where I came from." (spikes.worldathletics.org, 20 Nov 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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