Cynthia Ogunsemilore

Cynthia Ogunsemilore
Born	Cynthia Temitayo Ogunsemilore (2002-05-14) 14 May 2002 (age 23) Lagos, Nigeria [1]
Nationality	Nigerian
Statistics
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Medal record Women's amateur boxing Representing   Nigeria Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Lightweight African Games 2023 Accra Lightweight

Cynthia Temitayo Ogunsemilore (born 14 May 2002) ^[2] is a Nigerian boxer. She participated in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Lightweight winning a bronze medal. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

In the 2024 Summer Olympics, Ogunsemilore was seeded 4th in the Women's 60 kg event, but was disqualified for failing a drug test before ever entering the ring. ^{[6] [1]}

References

1. "OGUNSEMILORE Cynthia Temitayo". Paris 2024 Olympics . Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. (alternate link)
2. "Cynthia Ogunsemilore". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited . Retrieved 5 August 2022.
3. "Team Nigeria Preview - 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 7". Making of Champs. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
4. "BoxRec: Cynthia Ogunsemilore". BoxRec. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
5. Watta, Evelyn (28 September 2023). "'Saved by boxing': Nigeria's Cynthia Ogunsemilore on her journey from being mocked for fighting to seeking Olympic glory". Olympics.com. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
6. "Nigerian boxer fails drugs test at Olympics". BBC Sport. 28 July 2024.

External links

• Boxing record for Cynthia Ogunsemilore from BoxRec (registration required)
• Cynthia Ogunsemilore at InterSportStats
• Cynthia Ogunsemilore at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
• Cynthia Ogunsemilore at the Accra 2023 African Games (archived)
• Cynthia Temitayo Ogunsemilore at Olympics.com