Bolade Ajomale

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]

Bolade Ajomale
Personal information
Full nameMobolade Abimbola Ajomale
Born (1995-08-31) 31 August 1995
London, Ontario, Canada[1]
EducationAcademy of Art University[2]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
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
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro4 x 100m relay

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.[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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

Outdoor

Indoor

References
  1. "Bolade Ajomale". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. "2015 Universiade bio". Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  3. "Mobolade Ajomale". IAAF. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  4. Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  5. "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.
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