Michael Ohioze

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| nationality = Great Britain

| sport = Track and Field

| event = 400m

|club=Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers

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Michael Ohioze (born 6 February 1995) is a British athlete who competes in the sprints, predominantly the 400 metres.

Career

Ohioze studied at St. Ambrose University in Iowa after earning a scholarship, initially for soccer, 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.sau.edu/grad-michael-ohioze-more-than-an-athlete |title=Grad Michael Ohioze: More Than An Athlete |website=www.sau.edu}} Ohioze then joined the Graduate Kinesiology program at Saint Mary's College of California.{{Cite web |url=https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/michael-ohioze-alumni-highlight-ma-20 |title=Michael Ohioze MA '20 Sprints His Way to the Tokyo Olympics |website=Saint Mary's College}}

On 26 June 2021 Ohioze came third at the 2021 British Athletics Championships 400 metres race.{{Cite web |url=https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20210625_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/M/400_R_f.html |title=British Athletics Results |website=results.britishathletics.org.uk}} Three days later he was named in the sprinter pool for the 4 x 400 metres relay at the delayed 2020 Summer Games.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/57652163 |title=Tokyo Olympics: Laura Muir picked for 800m-1500m double |work=BBC Sport |date=29 June 2021 |access-date=29 June 2021}}

In May 2024, he was selected to represent Britain in the 4x400m relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.{{cite web|url=https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/reigning-world-champion-katarina-johnson-thompson-named-in-strong-gb-ni-team-for-european-athletics-championships-rome-2024/|title= KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024|website=British Athletics|accessdate=28 May 2024|date=28 May 2024}} He was part of the men's 4x400m relay team which won their heat to qualify for the final.{{cite web|url= https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/hodgkinson-mens-4x400m-and-womens-4x100m-teams-qualify-on-pentultimate-morning-in-rome/|website=British Athletics|accessdate=12 June 2024|title= HODGKINSON, MEN'S 4X400M AND WOMEN'S 4X100M TEAMS QUALIFY ON PENTULTIMATE MORNING IN ROME|date=11 June 2024}} He finished third in the 200m at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in Manchester on 30 June 2024.{{cite web|url= https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/high-drama-for-paris-contenders-at-thrilling-olympic-trials-1039989095/|accessdate=1 July 2024|title= High drama for Paris contenders at thrilling Olympic trials|website=Athletics Weekly|first=Jason|last=Henderson |date= June 30, 2024}}