Christianah Ogunsanya

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Christianah Ogunsanya
Personal information
NationalityNigerian
Born (2002-01-12) January 12, 2002 (age 23)
Akure, Nigeria
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Sport Amateur wrestling
Event Freestyle wrestling
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
African Wrestling Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Hammamet 53 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Alexandria 53 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Casablanca 53 kg
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Accra 53 kg

Christianah Tolulope Ogunsanya (born 12 January 2002) is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler who competes in the 53 kg division.

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Career

Christianah Ogunsanya represented Nigeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, finishing 13th in the women's 53 kg event. [1] Ogunsanya placed 16th at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships. [2]

She is a gold medalist at the 2023 African Games and a three-time African Wrestling Championships champion (2023, 2024, 2025). [3] As a junior, she also won the African Youth Games and the African Cadet Championships in 2018 and participated in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, placing 9th. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Athletes: Christianah Tolulope Ogunsanya". Olympics.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Athletes-Results: Christianah Ogunsanya". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ogunsanya, Christianah Tolulope". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Biographical information: Christianah Ogunsanya". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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