Yemisi Ogunleye

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Yemisi Ogunleye
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Personal information
Nationality Flag of Germany.svg   Germany
Born (1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 26) [1]
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Weight67 kg (148 lb) [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Shot put
Club MTG Mannheim [1]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal best SP :
20.19m (2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Shot put
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Glasgow Shot put
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Rome Shot put
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Apeldoorn Shot put
European Throwing Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Leiria Shot put
Updated on 13 June 2024

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.

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Early life

Ogunleye 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

Ogunleye 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

Ogunleye is a gospel singer. [4]

Statistics

Personal best progression

Shot Put progression
#MarkPl.CompetitionVenueDateRef.
112.50 m13thGerman U20 Indoor Championships Sindelfingen, Germany 15 Feb 2014 [5]
213.23 mSilver medal icon.svgCoupe de L'amitié Sarreguemines, France 28 May 2014 [6]
313.73 mSilver medal icon.svgNationales Hallensportfest der LG Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany 9 Jan 2016 [7]
413.81 mBronze medal icon.svgBaden-Württembergische Hallenmeisterschaften Karlsruhe, Germany 22 Jan 2016 [8]
514.08 m4thSüddeutsche Hallenmeisterschaften, Glaspalast Sindelfingen, Germany 29 Jan 2016 [9]
614.34 mGold medal icon.svg Mannheim, Germany 28 Jan 2017 [10]
714.77 mGold medal icon.svg Mannheim, Germany 10 Feb 2017 [11]
815.23 mBronze medal icon.svgGerman U20 Indoor Championships Sindelfingen, Germany 25 Feb 2017 [12]
915.43 mGold medal icon.svgFrance-Germany-Italy U20 Indoor Match Halle, Germany 3 Mar 2017 [13]
1015.65 mGold medal icon.svg Mannheim, Germany 21 Apr 2017 [14]
1116.04 mBronze medal icon.svg Heilbronn, Germany 27 May 2017 [15]
1216.50 m6thHallesche Werfertage, Sportzentrum Brandberge Halle, Germany 25 May 2018 [16]
1316.63 mSilver medal icon.svgSüddeutsche Meisterschaften Aktive / U18 St. Wendel, Germany 29 Jun 2019 [17]
1417.06 mGold medal icon.svgAbendsportfest Mannheim, Germany 3 Jul 2019 [18]
1517.34 mGold medal icon.svgMTG Wurfmeeting Mannheim, Germany 14 Jul 2020 [19]
1617.36 mSilver medal icon.svgWurf-Gala U23 Halle, Germany 14 Aug 2020 [20]
1717.65 mSilver medal icon.svgRenault Schmid Werfertag 2021 Teil 2 Bad Boll, Germany 8 May 2021 [21]
1818.13 mBronze medal icon.svg German Athletics Championships Braunschweig, Germany 4 Jun 2021 [22]
1918.14 mGold medal icon.svgLO Kugelstoßen im Kurpark Bad Liebenzell Bad Liebenzell, Germany 12 Jul 2022 [23]
2018.20 mGold medal icon.svgDeutsche Hochschulmeisterschaft Darmstadt, Germany 18 May 2023
2118.53 m5thHALPLUS Werfertage Halle, Germany 20 May 2023
2219.31 mGold medal icon.svg58th International Pentecost Sport Meeting Rehlingen, Germany 28 May 2023
2319.44 mBronze medal icon.svg(Qualification) World Athletics Championships Budapest, Hungary 25 Aug 2023 [24]
2419.57 mGold medal icon.svgNordhausen-Indoor Kugelstoßen Nordhausen, Germany 27 Jan 2024 [25]
2520.19 mSilver medal icon.svg World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland 1 Mar 2024

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Yemisi Ogunleye at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 3 Sport, S. W. R. (6 December 2023). "Yemisi Ogunleye: Vom Mobbing-Opfer zur starken Persönlichkeit". swr.online (in German). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. "Leichtathletik: Yemisis Kugel fliiiiiieeegt - Sport". www.rheinpfalz.de (in German). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Mitton wins Glasgow's first gold with shot put triumph | News | Glasgow 24 | World Athletics Indoor Championships". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
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