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800 m. Melissa Bishop-Nriagu (born August 5, 1988) is a Canadian runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She competed at the 2012, 2016 Olympics and 2020 Olympics. She won a silver medal at the 2015 World Athletics Championships. Her World Championship medal was a Canadian woman's first-ever medal in the 800 m.
- Melissa Bishop
- Canadian
- 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
- 56 kg (123 lb)
Aug 11, 2021 · Windsor's own Melissa Bishop-Nriagu has returned home after competing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games — but she's back with a heavy heart. For her third summer Olympics, Bishop-Nriagu...
After winning 800m gold at the Pan American Games in Toronto, she went to the World Athletics Championships where she broke the 14-year-old national record in the distance, becoming the first Canadian to go below one minute 58 seconds with her time of 1:57.52. After that spectacular semifinal, she went on to win the silver medal in the final.
Jul 30, 2021 · Windsor, Ont. - National record holder, Melissa Bishop-Nriagu, will not compete for a gold medal in the women’s 800m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics games. The 32-year-old finished fourth in her...
May 3, 2021 · Melissa Bishop-Nriagu ran 1:59.40 Sunday night to win the women's 800 metres at a California high performance meet and dip below the automatic Tokyo Olympics qualifying time of 1:59.50.
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Canada’s fastest-ever woman over 800 metres, Melissa Bishop-Nriagu, has a good feeling about what’s going to happen at her third Olympic Games. “I personally think that the Canadian record...
Melissa BISHOP-NRIAGU, Canada - 1500 Metres
