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Melissa Bishop
Melissa Bishop-Nriagu (born August 5, 1988) is a Canadian runner who specialises in the 800 metres. She competed in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, and won a silver medal at the 2015 World Athletics Championships. Her World Championship medal was the first ever medal in the 800 m by a Canadian woman. Bishop-Nriagu graduated from University of Windsor and is only the third Canadian woman to achieve a time under 2:00 minutes in the 800 m. She is currently the national record holder for this distance.
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Born
1988-08-05
Birth Place
Eganville,_Ontario
Nationality
Canadians
Height
1.73
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Olympic Runner Melissa Bishop on How She Stays Motivated

Melissa Bishop is no stranger to training hard. The 32-year-old 800-metre runner is a two-time Olympian, world championship silver medalist and Canadian record holder who had high aspirations for the 2020 Tokyo summer Olympics. Then COVID-19 derailed her plans. In March 2020, when the IOC announced that the event was postponed until 2021, the big goal Bishop was working towards suddenly dissipated.
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Flora Lions choose Melissa Bishop as ‘Pete’ honoree

Flora Lions Club chose as the 36th recipient of the Pete Award a tireless advocate for the Flora Depot and downtown revitalization, Melissa Bishop. Typically, she would have been the guest of honor at the club’s annual Christmas dinner but this year, as many things, it was cancelled due to the coronavirus. The Pete Award recognizes exceptional service to the […]
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