Michael Ohioze (born 6 February 1995) is a British athlete who competes in the sprints, predominantly the

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Career

Ohioze studied at

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after earning a scholarship, initially for

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, graduating in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education on along with additional majors in sports management and philosophy. Ohioze was a 10 time All-American for his results in track and field. Ohioze then joined the Graduate Kinesiology program at

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. On 26 June 2021 Ohioze came third at the

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400 metres race. Three days later he was named in the sprinter pool for the

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at the delayed

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. In May 2024, he was selected to represent Britain in the 4x400m relay at the

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. He was part of the men's 4x400m relay team which won their heat to qualify for the final. He finished third in the 200m at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in Manchester on 30 June 2024.

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* * * 1995 births Living people British male sprinters English male sprinters English male athletes Black British sportsmen English expatriate sportspeople in the United States St. Ambrose Fighting Bees men's soccer players College men's track and field athletes in the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Great Britain Men's association football players not categorized by position Association football players not categorized by nationality People from Islington (district) Athletes from the London Borough of Islington Saint Mary's Gaels track and field {{UK-athletics-bio-stub