Mobolade Ajomale
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mobolade Abimbola Ajomale |
| Born |
31 August 1995 London, England |
| Residence | Richmond Hill, Ontario |
| Education | Academy of Art University[1] |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 60 m, 100 m, 200 m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
60m: 6.57s, Pittsburgh, 2016 100m: 10.15s, Edmonton, 2016 200m: 20.59s, Bradenton, 2016[2] |
Medal record
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Mobolade Abimbola Ajomale (born 31 August 1995) is a Canadian sprinter.[2] He competed in the 60 metres event at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He won a bronze medal as part Canada's 2016 Olympic team in the 4 x 100 m relay.[3]
Ajomale was part of the 4 x 100 m relay team, they finished third in their heats. In the final the team came agonizingly close to a medal and replaced Ajomale with Andre de Grasse. The team was an agonizingly close 0.02 seconds behind the third place United States team. However, the USA team was later disqualified for an improper baton pass, handing the bronze to Canada and Brown who ran the final as a team with anchor De Grasse, Brendon Rodney, Akeem Haynes, and Aaron Brown.[4]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada | |||||
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 17th (sf) | 100 m | 10.56 |
| 15th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.58 | |||
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 43rd (h) | 200 m | 21.60 |
| – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |||
| 2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 12th (sf) | 100 m | 10.43 |
| 11th (sf) | 200 m | 21.27 | |||
| 10th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.30 | |||
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 10th (sf) | 60 m | 6.60 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.89 | |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.15 (+0.7 m/s, Edmonton 2016)
- 200 metres – 20.88 (+1.6 m/s, Norwalk 2016)
- 400 meters - 47.69 (Berkley 2016)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.57 (Pittsburg 2016)
- 200 metres – 20.82 (Pittsburg 2016)
- 400 meters - 48.22 (Seattle 2016)
References
- ↑ 2015 Universiade bio
- 1 2 "Mobolade Ajomale". IAAF. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ↑ Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Relay redemption: De Grasse anchors Canada to bronze after U.S. disqualified". CBC Sports. August 20, 2016.
External links
- Mobolade Ajomale on Twitter
- Mobolade Ajomale profile at IAAF
- Academy of Art University athlete page for Mobolade Ajomale
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