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'{{Use Jamaican English|date=March 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}} {{for|the English footballer|Michael Blackwood (footballer)}} {{MedalTableTop|medals= {{Medal|Country | {{JAM}} }} {{Medal|Sport | Men’s [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}} {{Medal|Competition|[[Olympic Games]]}} {{Medal|Silver | [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|4x400&nbsp;m relay]]}} {{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}} {{Medal|Silver|[[2001 IAAF World Championships|2001 Edmonton]]|4x400 m relay}} {{Medal|Silver|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003 Paris]]|4x400 m relay}} {{Medal|Bronze|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003 Paris]]|400 m}} {{Medal|Bronze|[[2005 IAAF World Championships|2005 Helsinki]]|4x400 m relay}} {{Medal|Competition|World Indoor Championships}} {{Medal|Gold |[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2003 Birmingham]]|4x400 m relay}} {{Medal|Silver |[[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2008 Valencia]]|4x400 m relay}} }} '''Michael Blackwood''' (born 29 August 1976 in [[Clarendon, Jamaica|Clarendon]]) is a [[Jamaica]]n male [[track and field]] athlete, who specialized in the [[400 meters]], his personal best being 44.60 set during his win at the [[2002 IAAF World Cup]]. He was chosen as the [[Jamaica Sportsman of the Year]] in 2002 in that same year he was the world number one rank by [[IAAF]] in the 400 m. He is the brother of [[Catherine Scott]] who also earned a silver medal in the [[Sydney Olympics games]],her silver medal was also upgraded to a golden Medal. He won the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] national 400 m title in 1997. He is the winner of Jamaica 400 m national championships three times. Blackwood holds the [[Big 12 conference]] record in the 400 meters since 2000 in the time of 44.69. He is an alumnus of [[The University of Oklahoma]]. Blackwood was 400&nbsp;m gold medallist at the [[Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Commonwealth Games]], the bronze medallist at the [[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003 World Championships]], the winner at the [[2002]] [[2003]] and [[2004]] [[IAAF World Athletics Final]], eighth in the [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|400 meters]] at the [[2004 Olympic Games]], and a semi-finalist at the [[2005 IAAF World Championships in Athletics|2005 World Championships]]. He had much success with the Jamaican [[4×400 metres relay]] team: he won a silver at the [[2000 Sydney Olympics]], silver at the 2001 and 2003 World Championships, a bronze at the 2005 World Championships, a gold at the [[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships]] and a final silver at the [[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships]]. At the 2009 Jamaica National Championships, Blackwood tried for a spot at the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics]], but was disqualified running outside his lane in the semi-finals of the 400&nbsp;m.<ref>[http://www.jaaaltd.com/results/2009/srtrials/090626S006.htm 2009 Jamaica National Championships 400 m SF results]</ref> In August, he announced his retirement from the sport.<ref>[http://www.trackalerts.com/?p=2361 Michael Blackwood retires]</ref> ==Medal upgrades== In 2009 American sprinter [[Jerome Young]] admitted to [[doping in athletics|doping]] during the period of 1999 through 2003. The [[IAAF]] gave Young a life ban as a result and annulled his performances.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/antidoping/news/newsid=49468.html Jerome Young is stripped of 2003 World Championship 400m gold]</ref> This had a significant effect on Blackwoods career: Jamaica were elevated to World Indoor 4x400 m Relay gold medal, where Blackwood ran the third leg.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/history/wic/season=2003/eventcode=2959/results/bydiscipline/disctype=4/sex=M/discCode=4X4/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detM_4X4_hash_f 2003 4x400 Metres Relay - M Final]</ref> He was given the 400&nbsp;m bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships,<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/history/wch/season=2003/eventcode=2962/results/bydiscipline/disctype=4/sex=M/discCode=400/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detM_400_hash_f 2003 400 Metres - M Final]</ref> as well as being moved up to the top spot at the 2003 World Athletics Final.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/history/waf/season=2003/eventcode=2963/results/racedate=09-13-2003/sex=M/discCode=400/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detM_400_hash_f 2003 WAF 400 Metres - M Final]</ref> ==International competition record== {| {{AchievementTable}} |- |rowspan=3|2002 |[[Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] |[[Manchester]], [[England]] |bgcolor="gold"| 1st | |- |[[2002 IAAF Grand Prix Final|IAAF Grand Prix Final]] |[[Paris]], [[France]] |bgcolor="gold"| 1st | |- |[[2002 IAAF World Cup|IAAF World Cup]] |[[Madrid]], [[Spain]] |bgcolor="gold"| 1st |44.60, current PB |- |rowspan=3|2003 |[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|IAAF World Indoor Championships]] |[[Birmingham]] |bgcolor="gold"| 1st |4x400 m relay |- |[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|IAAF World Championships]] |[[Paris]] |bgcolor="cc9966"| 3rd | |- |[[2003 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]] |[[Monaco]] |bgcolor="gold"| 1st | |- |2004 |[[2004 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]] |[[Monaco]] |bgcolor="gold"| 1st | |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{iaaf name|id=136517}} {{start box}} {{s-ach|aw}} {{succession box|title=[[Jamaica Sportsman of the year|Jamaica Sportsman of the Year]]|before=[[Christopher Williams (sprinter)|Christopher Williams]]|after=[[James Beckford (athlete)|James Beckford]]|years= 2002}} {{end box}} {{Footer Commonwealth Champions 400m Men}} {{Footer IAAF World Cup Champions 400m Men}} {{Footer IAAF World Cup Champions 4x400 m Men}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Blackwood, Michael | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Jamaican sprint athlete | DATE OF BIRTH = 29 August 1976 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Clarendon, Jamaica | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Blackwood, Michael}} [[Category:1976 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica]] [[Category:Jamaican sprinters]] [[Category:Male sprinters]] [[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]] [[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic athletes of Jamaica]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Jamaica]] [[Category:Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)]] [[Category:World Championships in Athletics medalists]]'