Michael Bingham (born 13 April 1986) is a British 400 metres

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athlete. He is one of five children born to British citizen Norris Bingham and Mollissie in Sylva, North Carolina. His parents separated when he was young, and he was raised by his mother, attending

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. Bingham holds the school record in the 100 m, 200 m, 300IH, 4 × 100 m, 4 × 200 m,

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and decathlon. Bingham studied at

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, and after transferring allegiance on April 30, 2008, Bingham was part of the Great Britain 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, that came 3rd in

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. He ran a personal best of 44.74 in the 400 m semi-finals of

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, qualifying for the final where he finished 7th. He then won

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with the Great Britain 4 × 400 m relay team with Conrad Williams, Robert Tobin and

Martyn Rooney Martyn Joseph Rooney (born 3 April 1987) is an English Sprint (running), sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres event. He reached the 400 m final at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won bronze in the 4×400 metres relay. A mainstay on the a ...

. He was formerly managed by Michael Johnson. On 9 November 2013, he married

Shana Cox Shana Amanda Cox (born January 22, 1985) is an American-born track and field athlete, who competes internationally for Great Britain since 2011. She specialises in the 200 metres and 400 metres. Cox was born in Brooklyn, New York to parents of ...

, also an American-born sprinter representing Great Britain.IAAF Relays bio
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bingham, Michael 1986 births Living people People from Sylva, North Carolina Track and field athletes from North Carolina American male sprinters British male sprinters English male sprinters Olympic male sprinters Olympic athletes of Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists European Athletics Championships winners European Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Indoor Championships winners British Athletics Championships winners American people of British descent Wake Forest University alumni Commonwealth Games competitors for England