Esther Oribamise

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Esther Oribamise
Personal information
Full nameEsther Tosin Oribamise
Nationality Nigerian
Born (2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 23)
Ado Ekiti, Nigeria
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportTable Tennis
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
African Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Accra Team

Esther Tosin Oribamise (born 27 November 2001) is a Nigerian table tennis player. [1]

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She competed for Nigeria at local and international table tennis competitions. [2]

Achievements

Oribamise participated in the table tennis competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games representing Nigeria. [3]

She also qualified to compete in the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games qualifier in Tunisia by beating Alhodaby Marwa of Egypt to secure the top spot in the competition. [4]

She was part of the Nigerian team alongside Ajoke Ojomu and Alimot Ayinla to secure three bronze medals at the 2015 Egypt Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Open in Cairo. [5]

In 2018, she moved from the rank of 728 to 486 spot in the world according to the International Table Tennis Federation. [6]

She also represented Nigeria at the Africa Junior Championships in Algeria in 2016. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Esther Oribamise". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited . Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "2017 SU: Team Nigeria led by Tosin Oribamise targets Medals in Taipei". fisu.net. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ↑ IV, Editorial (28 July 2022). "2022CWG: Meet 94 athletes representing Nigeria at 2022 Commonwealth Games *Their sports". Blueprint Newspapers. Retrieved 14 April 2023. PARA-TABLE TENNIS: 60 AGUNBIADE Tajudeen, IKPEOYI Ifechukwude, OBAZUAYE Faith, OBIORA Chinenye Faith, OGUNKUNLE Isau, OLUFEMI Alabi Olabiyi, SULE Nasiru. TABLE TENNIS: 67 AMADI Omeh, ARUNA Quadri, BELLO Fatima Atinuke, BODE Abiodun, OFFIONG Edem, OJOMO Ajoke*** , OLAJIDE Adeyemi Omotayo, ORIBAMISE Esther, OSHONAIKE Funke.
  4. ↑ "Third Youth Olympic Games qualifiers to begin April 16". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Table Tennis: Nigeria finishes second in Egypt tournament". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  6. ↑ Adio, Segun (3 January 2018). "ITTF ranking: Tosin Oribamise moves up". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Oribamise: Ex-African champion who trains in deplorable conditions". Punch Newspapers. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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