Margaret Adetutu Adeoye (born 22 April 1985) is a British

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athlete who competes in the

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. She represented

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at that distance at

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. Her then personal best for the 200m was gained on 6 August 2012 when she ran the distance in 22.94s, giving her a place in the Olympic 200m Semi-Finals. She finished 7th in the Semi-Finals, and didn't progress into the finals. In 2013, she managed to improve her personal best to 22.88.

Early life and education

Adeoye graduated from the

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International competitions

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* 1985 births Living people Alumni of the University of Surrey Athletes from Lagos Athletes from London Nigerian female sprinters English female sprinters British female sprinters Olympic female sprinters Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists British Athletics Championships winners English people of Nigerian descent Sportspeople of Nigerian descent Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Black British sportswomen 21st-century English sportswomen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics {{England-sprint-athletics-bio-stub