Michael Ohioze
Personal information
NationalityGreat Britain
Born (1995-02-06) 6 February 1995
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event400m

Michael Ohioze (born 6 February 1995) is a British athlete who competes in the sprints, predominantly the 400 metres.

Ohioze studied at St. Ambrose University in Iowa after earning a scholarship, initially for soccer, graduating in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education on along with additional majors in sports management and philosophy. Ohioze was a 10 time All-American for his results in track and field.[1] Ohioze then joined the Graduate Kinesiology program at Saint Mary's College of California.[2]

On 26 June 2021 Ohioze came third at the 2021 British Athletics Championships 400 metres race.[3] Three days later he was named in the sprinter pool for the 4 x 400 metres relay at the delayed 2020 Summer Games.[4]

References

  1. "Grad Michael Ohioze: More Than An Athlete". www.sau.edu.
  2. "Michael Ohioze MA '20 Sprints His Way to the Tokyo Olympics". Saint Mary's College.
  3. "British Athletics Results". results.britishathletics.org.uk.
  4. "Tokyo Olympics: Laura Muir picked for 800m-1500m double". BBC Sport. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.


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