![]() Pearson in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born | New Vernon, New Jersey, United States | September 22, 1993|||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Colorado | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Triathlon | |||||||||||||||||
College team | Colorado Buffaloes | |||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Dean Golich | |||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 5000 m: 13:32 (2016) | |||||||||||||||||
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Morgan Cadwell Pearson (born September 22, 1993) is an American professional triathlete who won silver medals in the mixed relay at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. [1]
Raised in the New Vernon section of Harding Township, New Jersey, Pearson began running competitively as a student at Delbarton School. [2] He is the son of former Valeant Pharmaceuticals CEO J. Michael Pearson.[ citation needed ]
Pearson competed in cross-country and track and field, and ran collegiately for the University of Colorado, where he was a seven-time All-American. [3] He currently resides and trains in Boulder, Colorado.[ citation needed ]
He won a bronze medal at the 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama and a silver at Leeds, which allowed him to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[ citation needed ]
At the Olympic Games Men's Triathlon, with the start moved to 6:30 a.m. because of heat, Morgan had to wait 15 seconds in the Penalty area for an infraction incurred at Transition 1. Morgan finished 42nd overall, 7 minutes 1 second behind the winner.[ citation needed ]
At the 2024 Olympic Games Men's Triathlon, Morgan finished 31st. [4] At the mixed relay, he won a silver medal. [5]