Margaret Adeoye

Margaret Adeoye

Adeoye in the 400m heats at the Commonwealth Games 2014
Personal information
Born	22 April 1985 Lagos, Nigeria[1]
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country	United Kingdom
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	200 metres
Club	Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club
Coached by	Linford Christie, Charles Van Commenee
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	London 2012 (SF)
Personal best(s)	22.88s
Medal record World Championships 2013 Moscow 4 × 400 m relay World Indoor Championships 2014 Sopot 4×400 m relay European Championships 2014 Zürich 4 x 400 m

Margaret Adeoye (born 22 April 1985)^[2] is a British athlete who competes in the 200 metres. She represented Great Britain at that distance at London 2012.^[3]

Her then personal best for the 200m was gained on 6 August 2012 when she ran the distance in 22.94s, giving her a place in the Olympic 200m Semi-Finals.^[4] She finished 7th in the Semi-Finals, and didn't progress into the finals. In 2013, she managed to improve her personal best to 22.88.^[5]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Great Britain
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:25:29
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.56
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	24th (sf)	200 m	23.34

References

1. http://www.london2012.com/athlete/adeoye-margaret-1094136/
2. "Margaret Adeoye". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
3. "Enfield & Haringey Athletic Club's Margaret Adeoye joins Team GB for London 2012 Olympics". www.enfieldindependent.co.uk. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
4. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-2184573/London-2012-Olympics-athletics-Margaret-Adeoye-200m-semi-finals.html
5. "IAAF: Athlete profile for Margaret Adeoye". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2015-11-04.

External links

• Margaret Adeoye profile at IAAF