Mobolade Ajomale

Mobolade Ajomale
Personal information
Full name Mobolade Abimbola Ajomale
Born (1995-08-31) 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]

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

Indoor

References



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