Michael Ohioze
.jpg) Michael Ohioze in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 6 February 1995 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
Event | 400m |
| Club | Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers |
Michael Ohioze (born 6 February 1995) is a British athlete who competes in the sprints, predominantly the 400 metres.
Biography
[edit]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]
In May 2024, he was selected to represent Britain in the 4x400m relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[5] He was part of the men's 4x400m relay team which won their heat to qualify for the final.[6] He finished third in the 200m at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in Manchester on 30 June 2024.[7]
Ohioze was also an assistant coach for the women's soccer team at Merritt College.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Grad Michael Ohioze: More Than An Athlete". www.sau.edu.
- ↑ "Michael Ohioze MA '20 Sprints His Way to the Tokyo Olympics". Saint Mary's College.
- ↑ "British Athletics Results". results.britishathletics.org.uk.
- ↑ "Tokyo Olympics: Laura Muir picked for 800m-1500m double". BBC Sport. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ↑ "KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024". British Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ↑ "HODGKINSON, MEN'S 4X400M AND WOMEN'S 4X100M TEAMS QUALIFY ON PENTULTIMATE MORNING IN ROME". British Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ↑ Henderson, Jason (30 June 2024). "High drama for Paris contenders at thrilling Olympic trials". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ↑ "Michael Ohioze MA '20 Sprints His Way to the Tokyo Olympics". stmarys-ca.edu.
External links
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- British men sprinters
- English men sprinters
- Black British sportsmen
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- St. Ambrose Fighting Bees men's soccer players
- St. Ambrose Fighting Bees men's track and field athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- People from Islington (district)
- Athletes from the London Borough of Islington
- Saint Mary's Gaels track and field
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- Merritt Panthers