Christianah Ogunsanya
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| Born | 12 January 2002 Akure, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christianah Tolulope Ogunsanya (born 12 January 2002) is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler who competes in the 53 kg division.
Career
Christianah Ogunsanya represented Nigeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, finishing 13th in the women's 53 kg event.[1][2] Ogunsanya placed 16th at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships.[3]
She is a gold medalist at the 2023 African Games and a three-time African Wrestling Championships champion (2023, 2024, 2025).[4] 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.[5]
Education
As of 2025, Ogunsanya attends and also competes for William Penn University, majoring Kinesiology [6] in Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA. [7]
References
- ^ "Athletes: Christianah Tolulope Ogunsanya". Olympics.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "OGUNSANYA Christianah Tolulope". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Athletes-Results: Christianah Ogunsanya". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Ogunsanya, Christianah Tolulope". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Biographical information: Christianah Ogunsanya". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ https://www.statesmenathletics.com/sports/wwrest/2024-25/releases/20250219odyhqp
- ^ https://www.statesmenathletics.com/sports/wwrest/2024-25/bios/ogunsanya_christianah_pnmo
External links
- Christianah Tolulope Ogunsanya at United World Wrestling
- Christianah Tolulope Ogunsanya at the International Wrestling Database
- Christianah Ogunsanya - William Penn University
- Christianah Ogunsanya at InterSportStats