Melissa Bishop
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
August 5, 1988 Eganville, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Windsor | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) |
800m: 1:57.52, Beijing, 2015 400m: 56.46s, Ottawa, 2004 1000m: 2:38.75s , Amsterdam, 2014[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Melissa Bishop (born August 5, 1988) is a Canadian track and field athlete who specialises in the 800 metres. Bishop competed in the 800m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was the silver medalist at the 2015 World Athletics Championships in Beijing. Bishop graduated from University of Windsor and is only the third Canadian woman to achieve a time under 2:00 minutes in the 800m. She is currently the national record holder for the women's 800 m.
Career
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Bishop placed sixth in her heat and did not advance to the semi-finals. At her next major sport event the 2015 Pan American Games located in her home country of Canada. There Bishop competed in the 800 in Toronto, in the final she ran a 1:59.62 to win the gold and title as Pan Am champion. Of the home crowd Bishop said "I knew the crowd was going to be loud no matter what, so I was just trying to put myself in a good position to be able to runthrough. I'm really happy it worked out. It's so nice to win a gold medal at home."[3]
Bishop finished 2nd in the 800 meters at the 2015 World Athletics Championships in China. In the semi-finals she set a national record while winning in 1:57.52, this was a record set by Diane Cummins which had stood for 14 years.[4] In the final a race characterized by several pace changes up and down saw Bishop in a three-way sprint to the medals where she finished in second place. After the race she said that "It's really a dream come true. Our training has been really consistent over the last few years. This year, we've really worked on a few things and I've been waiting for the right race. I'm really happy that it came here at the [world] championships."[4]
Personal
Born in Eganville, Ontario, Bishop lives by Lake Dore with her parents, Alison and Doug Bishop.[1]
Achievements
- 2nd, 800 meters; 2015 Beijing, World Championships, China
- 2nd, 2012 National Championships, Calgary, Canada (Olympic "A" Standard).
- Personal Best: 1:57.52 – Canadian record (800 m outdoor); Beijing, China, Iaaf World Championships, Semi-Final, August 27, 2015
References
- 1 2 3 "Melissa Bishop". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ "IAAF Profile". IAAF accessdate=2015-07-22.
- ↑ "Melissa Bishop gives Canada gold in 800m". CBC Sports. July 22, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- 1 2 "Melissa Bishop grabs silver in women's 800m at Beijing worlds". CBC Sports. August 29, 2015.
External links
- Melissa Bishop profile at IAAF