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Melissa Bishop-Nriagu
Canadian middle-distance runner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Melissa Bishop-Nriagu (born August 5, 1988) is a Canadian runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She competed at the 2012, 2016 Olympics and 2020 Olympics. She won a silver medal at the 2015 World Athletics Championships. Her World Championship medal was a Canadian woman's first-ever medal in the 800 m. Bishop-Nriagu graduated from University of Windsor and was only the third Canadian woman to achieve a time under 2:00 minutes in the 800 m. She is currently the national record holder for this distance.
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![]() Bishop at the 2016 Rio Olympics | |
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Birth name | Melissa Bishop |
Nationality | Canadian |
Born | (1988-08-05) August 5, 1988 (age 35) Eganville, Ontario, Canada |
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb)[1] |
Spouse |
Osi Nriagu (m. 2017) |
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Country | Canada |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 800 metres |
University team | University of Windsor |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal bests | 400 m: 56.21 (Ottawa 2011) 800 m: 1:57.01 NR (Monte Carlo 2017) 1000 m: 2:38.75 (Amsterdam 2014)[2] |
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