{{short description|Canadian sprinter (b. 1995)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Bolade Ajomale | image = | caption = | fullname = Mobolade Abimbola Ajomale | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|8|31|df=yes}} | birth_place = London, Ontario, Canada<ref>{{cite web |title=Bolade Ajomale |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/bolade-ajomale/ |website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website |access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref> | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.80}} | weight = {{convert|67|kg}} | sport = Athletics | event = 60 m, 100 m, 200 m | pb = '''60m''': 6.57s, Pittsburgh, 2016<br>'''100m''': 10.15s, Edmonton, 2016<br>'''200m''': 20.45s, Charlotte, 2018<ref name=iaaf/> | education = Academy of Art University<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gwangju2015.kr/IRS/eng/zb/engzb_athletics_biography_overview_n6309327_ajomale_mobolade_abimbola.htm |title=2015 Universiade bio |access-date=25 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406060713/http://www.gwangju2015.kr/IRS/eng/zb/engzb_athletics_biography_overview_n6309327_ajomale_mobolade_abimbola.htm |archive-date=6 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | coach = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}} {{Medal|Bronze|2016 Rio de Janeiro|4 x 100m relay}} }} '''Mobolade Abimbola Ajomale''' (born 31 August 1995) is a Canadian sprinter.<ref name=iaaf>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/canada/mobolade-ajomale-274277 |title=Mobolade Ajomale |publisher=IAAF |date=18 March 2016| accessdate=18 March 2016}}</ref> He competed in the 60 metres event at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He won a bronze medal as part Canada's 2016 Olympic team in the 4 x 100 m relay.<ref>{{cite news|first=Asif|last=Hossain|title=Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio|url=http://olympic.ca/2016/07/11/athletics-canada-nominates-largest-squad-to-team-canada-for-rio/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=11 July 2016|access-date=11 July 2016}}</ref>
Ajomale was part of the 4 x 100 m relay team, they finished third in their heats. In the final the team came agonizingly close to a medal and replaced Ajomale with Andre de Grasse. The team was just 0.02 seconds behind the third place United States team. However, the USA team was later disqualified for an improper baton pass, handing the bronze to Canada and Brown who ran the final as a team with anchor De Grasse, Brendon Rodney, Akeem Haynes, and Aaron Brown.<ref>{{cite news |title=Relay redemption: De Grasse anchors Canada to bronze after U.S. disqualified |url=http://olympics.cbc.ca/news/article/jamaica-wins-relay-gold-canada-finishes-4th.html |publisher=CBC Sports |date=20 August 2016 |access-date=20 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822153303/http://olympics.cbc.ca/news/article/jamaica-wins-relay-gold-canada-finishes-4th.html |archive-date=22 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In August 2017, Ajomale competed in the 2017 World Championships in Athletics representing Canada in the 4 x 100 metres relay. Missing their anchor Andre De Grasse, the Canadian relay team ultimately placed sixth in the finals.
==Competition record== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{CAN}} |- |rowspan=2|2012 |rowspan=2|World Junior Championships |rowspan=2|Barcelona, Spain |17th (sf) |100 m |10.56 |- |15th (h) |4 × 100 m relay |40.58 |- |rowspan=2|2014 |rowspan=2|World Junior Championships |rowspan=2|Eugene, United States |43rd (h) |200 m |21.60 |- | – |4 × 100 m relay |DQ |- |rowspan=3|2015 |rowspan=3|Universiade |rowspan=3|Gwangju, South Korea |12th (sf) |100 m |10.43 |- |11th (sf) |200 m |21.27 |- |10th (h) |4 × 100 m relay |40.30 |- |rowspan=2|2016 |World Indoor Championships |Portland, United States |10th (sf) |60 m |6.60 |- |Olympic Games |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |3rd (h) |4 × 100 m relay |37.89 |- |2017 |World Championships |London, United Kingdom |6th |4 × 100 m relay |38.59 |- |2018 |NACAC Championships |Toronto, Canada |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 100 m relay |38.57 |- |rowspan=2|2019 |rowspan=2|Pan American Games |rowspan=2|Lima, Peru |16th (h) |100 m |10.54 |- |4th |4 × 100 m relay |39.00 |- |2022 |World Indoor Championships |Belgrade, Serbia |7th |60 m |6.63 |- |2023 |World Championships |Budapest, Hungary |10th (h) |4 × 100 m relay |38.25 |}
==Personal bests== '''Outdoor''' *100 metres – 10.15 (+0.7 m/s, Edmonton 2016) *200 metres – 20.45 (-0.9 m/s, Charlotte 2018) *400 meters - 47.30(Oxy 2017) '''Indoor''' *60 metres – 6.57 (Pittsburg 2016) *200 metres – 20.82 (Pittsburg 2016) *400 meters - 47.22 (Seattle 2017)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{World Athletics}} * {{Athletics Canada}} * {{Team Canada}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com|name=Mobolade Ajomale}} * [http://artuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2679 Mobolade Ajomale at Academy of Art University athletics]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ajomale, Bolade}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Track and field athletes from London, Ontario Category:Canadian sportspeople of Nigerian descent Category:Canadian men sprinters Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Category:Olympic bronze medalists in athletics Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Academy of Art University alumni Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Category:Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada Category:Competitors at the 2015 Summer Universiade Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen