Margaret Bamgbose

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Margaret Bamgbose
Personal information
Born (1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 (age 30)
Evanston, Illinois
United States
Education University of Notre Dame
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Sport Athletics
Sprint 400 m
College team Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m:
Outdoor 51.11 s (2016)
Indoor 52.10 (2015)
Updated on 28 July 2016

Margaret Bamgbose (born October 19, 1993) is a Nigerian track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. [2] She was an 11 All-Time American at University of Notre Dame.

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Professional

Bamgbose ran the 400 meters at 2017 World Championships in 20th in a time of 52.23.

Bamgbose ran the lead-off leg in the 4 × 400 m relay for Nigeria at the 2016 World Indoor Championships. [3] The team consisting of Bamgbose, Regina George, Tameka Jameson and Ada Benjamin missed out on a podium finish in 4th place. She placed third at the 2016 Nigeria Championships behind Patience George and Omolara Omotoso and thereby sealed her place for the Rio Olympic Games. [4]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Athletics Federation of Nigeria
2017 2017 World Championships Olympic Stadium (London) 20th 400 meters 52.23 [5]
2016 2016 Summer Olympics Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 		18th 400 meters 51.92 [6]
2016 World Indoor Championships Oregon Convention Center
Portland, Oregon 		4th 4x400 meters relay 3:34.03 [7]

Notre Dame

In 2016, Bamgbose graduated from University of Notre Dame with a degree in Information Technology Management from the university's Mendoza College of Business. [8] An 11-time All American, she set college bests in both the 200 m and 400 m in 2016. [9] In 2014 and 2015, she finished in 6th place at the NCAA Outdoor finals on both occasions. She also made the finals in 2016 and finished in 4th place. [10] She was also the 2015 ACC Indoor 400 Meter Champion.

NCAA Track and field championships

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2016 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 6th 4x400 meters relay 3:31.95 [11]
4th 400 m 51.57 [12]
2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships University of Alabama at Birmingham 5th 400 meters 52.12 [13]
6th Distance medley relay 11:01.86 [14]
2015 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 12th 4x400 meters relay 3:35.625 [15]
6th 400 m 52.13 [16]
2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships University of Arkansas 6th 400 meters 52.65 [17]
8th Distance medley relay 11:15.96 [18]
2014 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon DNF 4x400 meters relay DNF [19]
6th 400 m 51.72 [20]
2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships University of New Mexico 3rd Distance medley relay 11:11.54 [21]
2013 2013 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 19th 4x400 meters relay 3:38.22 [22]
18th 400 m 53.38 [23]
2013 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Fayetteville, Arkansas
University of Arkansas 		11th 4x400 meters relay 3:35.85 [24]

Personal and Prep

Bamgbose was born in the United States to Nigerian parents, Sunday and Afusatu Bamgbose who hail from Abeokuta in the southwest of Nigeria. [10] [25] She has two siblings, an older sister and a younger brother. She attended Evanston Township High School, Illinois. Bamgbose started off as a hurdler in her high school and early university days before excelling in the 400 metres flat event. [26]

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