Michael Bingham

Michael Bingham

Michael Bingham in Barcelona 2010
Personal information
Full name	Michael Allen Oswald Bingham
Nationality	England,  Great Britain
Born	April 13, 1986 (1986-04-13) (age 25) Sylva, North Carolina, USA
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	200m, 400m
College/university team	Wake Forest University
Medal record World Championships Silver 2009 Berlin 4x400m relay European Championships Silver 2010 Barcelona 400 metres Silver 2010 Barcelona 4×400m relay Continental Cup Bronze 2010 Split 400 m Competitor for  United States Pan American Junior Championships Bronze 2005 Windsor Decathlon

Michael Bingham (born 13 April 1986 in Sylva, North Carolina, USA) is a British 400 m athlete. He is managed by Michael Johnson.

He is one of five children born to British citizen Norris Bingham and his wife Mollissie in Sylva, North Carolina. His parents separated when he was young,^[1] and he was raised by his mother, attending The McCallie School. Bingham holds the school record in the 100 m, 200 m, 300IH, 4 x 100 m, 4 x 200 m, 4 x 400 m, 110 m hurdles and decathlon.^[2]

Bingham studies at Wake Forest University, and after transferring allegiance on April 30, 2008,^[1] Bingham was part of the Great Britain 4 x 400 m relay team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, that came 4th in Beijing. He ran a personal best of 44.74 in the 400 m semi-finals of 2009 World Championships in Athletics, qualifying for the final where he finished 7th. He then won silver with the Great Britain 4 x 400 m relay team with Conrad Williams, Robert Tobin and Martyn Rooney.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.athletics-weekly.com/newsarticle.php?id=537
2. ^ http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-track/mtt/bingham_michael00.html

External links

• IAAF profile for Michael Bingham
• Team GB Profile

Persondata
Name	Bingham, Michael
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1986-04-13
Place of birth	Sylva, North Carolina, USA
Date of death
Place of death