Melissa Bishop
Melissa Bishop (born August 5, 1988 in Eganville, Ontario) is a Canadian track and field athlete who specialises in the 800 metres. She competed in the 800m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She lives by Lake Dore with her two parents, Alison and Doug Bishop. At the Olympics she was sixth in her heat and she did not continue onto the semi-finals or the finals. Bishop graduated from University of Windsor and is only the third Canadian woman to achieve a time under 2:00 minutes in the 800m.
Achievements
- 2nd, 2012 National Championships, Calgary, Canada (Olympic "A" Standard).
- Personal Best: 1:59:82; Eugene, OR 01/06/2012
External links
- Melissa Bishop profile at IAAF