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Melissa Bishop-Nriagu (Melissa Bishop) was born on 5 August, 1988 in Eganville, Ontario, Canada, is a Canadian middle-distance runner. Discover Melissa Bishop-Nriagu's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 35 years old?

Popular As Melissa Bishop
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Age 35 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 5 August 1988
Birthday 5 August
Birthplace Eganville, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canada

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Melissa Bishop-Nriagu Height, Weight & Measurements

At 35 years old, Melissa Bishop-Nriagu height is 173 cm and Weight 56 kg.

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Height 173 cm
Weight 56 kg
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Who Is Melissa Bishop-Nriagu's Husband?

Her husband is Osi Nriagu ​(m. 2017)​

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Husband Osi Nriagu ​(m. 2017)​
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Melissa Bishop-Nriagu Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Melissa Bishop-Nriagu worth at the age of 35 years old? Melissa Bishop-Nriagu’s income source is mostly from being a successful runner. She is from Canada. We have estimated Melissa Bishop-Nriagu's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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1988

Melissa Bishop-Nriagu (born August 5, 1988) is a Canadian runner who specializes in the 800 metres.

2012

She competed at the 2012, 2016 Olympics and 2020 Olympics.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Bishop-Nriagu placed sixth in her heat and did not advance to the semi-finals.

2015

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. Bishop-Nriagu graduated from University of Windsor and was 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.

Her next major sporting event was the 2015 Pan American Games located in her home country of Canada.

There, Bishop-Nriagu competed in the 800m in Toronto; in the final, she ran a time of 1:59.62 to win the gold and the title of Pan Am champion.

Of the home crowd Bishop-Nriagu said, "I knew the crowd was going to be loud no matter what, so I was just trying to put myself in a good position to be able to run through. I'm really happy it worked out. It's so nice to win a gold medal at home."

Bishop-Nriagu finished second in the 800 meters at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing.

She set a national record in the semi-finals while winning in 1:57.52, beating a record set by Diane Cummins which had stood for 14 years.

The final, a race characterized by several pace changes up and down, saw Bishop-Nriagu in a three-way sprint to the medals where she finished in second place.

After the race, she said, "It's really a dream come true. Our training has been really consistent over the last few years. This year, we've really worked on a few things, and I've been waiting for the right race. I'm really happy that it came here at the [world] championships."

2016

The 2016 Rio Olympics saw Bishop-Nriagu compete as a part of Canada's Olympic team.

She was ranked third in the world as of July 27, 2016, after posting a national record of 1:57.43 in Edmonton, on July 16.

Bishop-Nriagu finished fourth in the 800 m final in Rio de Janeiro, again setting a new national record for the 800 m with a 1:57.02 finish.

Caster Semenya would win gold, while Francine Niyonsaba took silver and Margaret Wambui would pass Bishop-Nriagu for bronze in the final 50 m, beating her by 0.13s.

Many, including the fifth and sixth place finishers from Poland and Britain, believed that all three podium finishers are intersex and were competing with elevated testosterone levels, which was later proven true.

A teary-eyed Bishop-Nriagu said after the race that "It's really kind of hard to describe this right now. This is what we work for for a decade and to be that close...this is tough."

2017

She married fellow Canadian athlete Osi Nriagu in October 2017.

2018

Following her pregnancy in 2018 and injury struggles in 2019, Bishop-Nriagu resumed competition and qualified to her third consecutive Canadian Olympic team, this time for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Bishop aimed to improve on her prior result in the 800 m, but placed fourth in her heat with a time of 2:02.11 and did not qualify to the semi-finals.

Speaking afterward she said she was disappointed while noting that she had been dealing with a hamstring injury and that, ultimately, she was proud of what she had accomplished in returning to the Games.

Born in Eganville, Ontario, Bishop-Nriagu lives by Lake Dore with her parents, Alison and Doug Bishop.

The couple announced they were expecting their first child in February 2018 with the baby due in June 2018.

Their daughter was born on Monday, July 2, 2018.

A second daughter was born to the couple July 25, 2022.