Khamica Bingham

Khamica Bingham (born June 15, 1994) is a Canadian track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres. She has represented Canada at the Pan American Games, Commonwealth Games and the World Championships in Athletics.

Khamica Bingham
Personal information
Born (1994-06-15) June 15, 1994
North York, Ontario, Canada
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight61 kg (134 lb)[1]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 4×100 m relay
Updated on 19 September 2015.

Bingham was born on June 15, 1994, in North York, Ontario.[1] As a high schooler, she attended Heart Lake Secondary School.[2] Originally a national-level gymnast, she switched to track due to the financial burden to her family of staying in her first sport.[3]

In July 2012 she competed in the 100m at 14th IAAF World Junior Championships, placing 4th. She became part of the national record women's 4 × 100 m relay team along with Kimberly Hyacinthe, Crystal Emmanuel and Shai-Anne Davis.[4][5][6]

In July 2016 she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team.[7]

She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8]

References
  1. "Khamica Bingham". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. "Bingham sprints to OFSAA record". The Brampton Guardian. Brampton ON. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. "Talking with one of Canada's fastest runners: Khamica Bingham". 4 May 2016.
  4. "Canada's Rio-bound women sprinters giving men a run for their money". The Chronicle-Journal. Thunder Bay, Ontario. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  5. World Championship finalist Khamica Bingham to race at AC Indoor Open
  6. York U sprinter Khamica Bingham hopes to compete at Pan Am Games
  7. Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  8. "Athletics BINGHAM Khamica". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2021-08-28.


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