Weight 63 kg | Sport Athletics Height 1.71 m | |
Personal best(s) 400 m:Outdoor 51.11 s (2016)Indoor 52.10 (2015) | ||
Tf margaret bamgbose sets school record in the 400 meters
Margaret Bamgbose (born October 19, 1993) is a Nigerian track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. She was an 11 All-Time American at University of Notre Dame.
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- Tf margaret bamgbose sets school record in the 400 meters
- Margaret bamgbose after 400m heats
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She was born in the United States to Nigerian parents, Sunday and Afusatu Bamgbose who hail from Abeokuta in the southwest of Nigeria. She has two siblings, an older sister and a younger brother. She attended Evanston Township High School, Illinois. In 2016, She graduated from University of Notre Dame with a degree in Information Technology Management from the university's Mendoza College of Business. Bamgbose started off as a hurdler in her High School and early university days before excelling in the 400 metres flat event.
An 11-time All American, she set college bests in both the 200 m and 400 m in 2016. 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. She was also the 2015 ACC Indoor 400 Meter Champion.
She ran the lead-off leg in the 4 x 400 m relay for Nigeria at the 2016 World Indoor Championships. 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.
Margaret bamgbose after 400m heats
