Yemisi Ogunleye (born 3 October 1998) is a German shot putter. She won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2024 Paris Olympics with 20.00 metres in the last round.
![]() Ogunleye at the 2022 German Indoor Athletics Championships | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | [1] | 3 October 1998
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb)[1] |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Shot put |
Club | MTG Mannheim[1] |
Achievements and titles | |
National finals |
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Personal best | SP: 20.19m (2024) |
Medal record | |
Updated on 13 June 2024 |
Early life
editOgunleye was born in Germersheim, Germany and grew up in the village of Bellheim.[2][3] She has a German mother and a Yoruba Nigerian father.[2]
Career
editOgunleye trains with the club MTG Mannheim in Mannheim, Germany.[2] She finished 10th at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. At the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships, Ogunleye led the field after the first throw, and despite only throwing one more valid attempt she won the silver medal.[4]
Personal life
editOgunleye is a gospel singer.[4]
Statistics
editPersonal best progression
edit# | Mark | Pl. | Competition | Venue | Date | Ref. |
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1 | 12.50 m | 13th | German U20 Indoor Championships | Sindelfingen, Germany | 15 Feb 2014 | [5] |
2 | 13.23 m | Coupe de L'amitié | Sarreguemines, France | 28 May 2014 | [6] | |
3 | 13.73 m | Nationales Hallensportfest der LG Eintracht Frankfurt | Frankfurt, Germany | 9 Jan 2016 | [7] | |
4 | 13.81 m | Baden-Württembergische Hallenmeisterschaften | Karlsruhe, Germany | 22 Jan 2016 | [8] | |
5 | 14.08 m | 4th | Süddeutsche Hallenmeisterschaften, Glaspalast | Sindelfingen, Germany | 29 Jan 2016 | [9] |
6 | 14.34 m | Mannheim, Germany | 28 Jan 2017 | [10] | ||
7 | 14.77 m | Mannheim, Germany | 10 Feb 2017 | [11] | ||
8 | 15.23 m | German U20 Indoor Championships | Sindelfingen, Germany | 25 Feb 2017 | [12] | |
9 | 15.43 m | France-Germany-Italy U20 Indoor Match | Halle, Germany | 3 Mar 2017 | [13] | |
10 | 15.65 m | Mannheim, Germany | 21 Apr 2017 | [14] | ||
11 | 16.04 m | Heilbronn, Germany | 27 May 2017 | [15] | ||
12 | 16.50 m | 6th | Hallesche Werfertage, Sportzentrum Brandberge | Halle, Germany | 25 May 2018 | [16] |
13 | 16.63 m | Süddeutsche Meisterschaften Aktive / U18 | St. Wendel, Germany | 29 Jun 2019 | [17] | |
14 | 17.06 m | Abendsportfest | Mannheim, Germany | 3 Jul 2019 | [18] | |
15 | 17.34 m | MTG Wurfmeeting | Mannheim, Germany | 14 Jul 2020 | [19] | |
16 | 17.36 m | Wurf-Gala U23 | Halle, Germany | 14 Aug 2020 | [20] | |
17 | 17.65 m | Renault Schmid Werfertag 2021 Teil 2 | Bad Boll, Germany | 8 May 2021 | [21] | |
18 | 18.13 m | German Athletics Championships | Braunschweig, Germany | 4 Jun 2021 | [22] | |
19 | 18.14 m | LO Kugelstoßen im Kurpark Bad Liebenzell | Bad Liebenzell, Germany | 12 Jul 2022 | [23] | |
20 | 18.20 m | Deutsche Hochschulmeisterschaft | Darmstadt, Germany | 18 May 2023 | ||
21 | 18.53 m | 5th | HALPLUS Werfertage | Halle, Germany | 20 May 2023 | |
22 | 19.31 m | 58th International Pentecost Sport Meeting | Rehlingen, Germany | 28 May 2023 | ||
23 | 19.44 m | (Qualification) | World Athletics Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 25 Aug 2023 | [24] |
24 | 19.57 m | Nordhausen-Indoor Kugelstoßen | Nordhausen, Germany | 27 Jan 2024 | [25] | |
25 | 20.19 m | World Athletics Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 1 Mar 2024 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Yemisi Ogunleye at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ a b c Sport, S. W. R. (6 December 2023). "Yemisi Ogunleye: Vom Mobbing-Opfer zur starken Persönlichkeit". swr.online (in German). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Leichtathletik: Yemisis Kugel fliiiiiieeegt - Sport". www.rheinpfalz.de (in German). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Mitton wins Glasgow's first gold with shot put triumph | News | Glasgow 24 | World Athletics Indoor Championships". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Yemisi Ogunleye at World Athletics
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