Mobolade Abimbola Ajomale (born 31 August 1995) is a Canadian sprinter.[3] 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.[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mobolade Abimbola Ajomale |
| Born | 31 August 1995 London, Ontario, Canada[1] |
| Education | Academy of Art University[2] |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 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: 20.45s, Charlotte, 2018[3] |
Medal record | |
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 just 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.[5]
In August 2017, Ajomale competed in the 2017 World Championships in Athletics representing Canada in the 4 x 100 metres relay. Missing their anchor Andre De Grasse, the Canadian relay team ultimately placed sixth in the finals.
Competition record
edit| 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 | 3rd (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.89 | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.59 |
| 2018 | NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.57 |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 16th (h) | 100 m | 10.54 |
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.00 | |||
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 7th | 60 m | 6.63 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 10th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.25 |
Personal bests
editOutdoor
- 100 metres – 10.15 (+0.7 m/s, Edmonton 2016)
- 200 metres – 20.45 (-0.9 m/s, Charlotte 2018)
- 400 meters - 47.30(Oxy 2017)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.57 (Pittsburg 2016)
- 200 metres – 20.82 (Pittsburg 2016)
- 400 meters - 47.22 (Seattle 2017)
References
edit- ^ "Bolade Ajomale". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "2015 Universiade bio". Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ a b "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. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
