Yemisi Ogunleye

Yemisi Ogunleye (born 3 October 1998) is a German shot putter. She won the silver medal at the 2024 World Indoor Championships with a personal best in the first round.

Yemisi Ogunleye
Ogunleye at the 2022 German Indoor Athletics Championships
Personal information
Nationality Germany
Born3 October 1998 (25 years, 263 days old)[1]
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight67 kg (148 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
EventShot put
ClubMTG Mannheim[1]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bestSP:
20.19m (2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Germany
World Indoor Championships
2024 GlasgowShot put
European Championships
2024 RomeShot put
European Throwing Cup
2023 LeiriaShot put
Updated on 13 June 2024

Career

Ogunleye 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.[2]

Personal life

Ogunleye was born to a German mother and a Nigerian father and trains with the MTG Mannheim club in Germany.[1][3] She is also a gospel singer.[2]

Statistics

Personal best progression
Shot Put progression
#MarkPl.CompetitionVenueDateRef.
112.50 m13thGerman U20 Indoor ChampionshipsSindelfingen, Germany15 Feb 2014[4]
213.23 mCoupe de L'amitiéSarreguemines, France28 May 2014[5]
313.73 mNationales Hallensportfest der LG Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt, Germany9 Jan 2016[6]
413.81 mBaden-Württembergische HallenmeisterschaftenKarlsruhe, Germany22 Jan 2016[7]
514.08 m4thSüddeutsche Hallenmeisterschaften, GlaspalastSindelfingen, Germany29 Jan 2016[8]
614.34 mMannheim, Germany28 Jan 2017[9]
714.77 mMannheim, Germany10 Feb 2017[10]
815.23 mGerman U20 Indoor ChampionshipsSindelfingen, Germany25 Feb 2017[11]
915.43 mFrance-Germany-Italy U20 Indoor MatchHalle, Germany3 Mar 2017[12]
1015.65 mMannheim, Germany21 Apr 2017[13]
1116.04 mHeilbronn, Germany27 May 2017[14]
1216.50 m6thHallesche Werfertage, Sportzentrum BrandbergeHalle, Germany25 May 2018[15]
1316.63 mSüddeutsche Meisterschaften Aktive / U18St. Wendel, Germany29 Jun 2019[16]
1417.06 mAbendsportfestMannheim, Germany3 Jul 2019[17]
1517.34 mMTG WurfmeetingMannheim, Germany14 Jul 2020[18]
1617.36 mWurf-Gala U23Halle, Germany14 Aug 2020[19]
1717.65 mRenault Schmid Werfertag 2021 Teil 2Bad Boll, Germany8 May 2021[20]
1818.13 mGerman Athletics ChampionshipsBraunschweig, Germany4 Jun 2021[21]
1918.14 mLO Kugelstoßen im Kurpark Bad LiebenzellBad Liebenzell, Germany12 Jul 2022[22]
2019.44 m (Qualification)World Athletics ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary25 Aug 2023[23]
2119.57 mNordhausen-Indoor KugelstoßenNordhausen, Germany27 Jan 2024[24]
2220.19 mWorld Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, Scotland1 Mar 2024
2318,62 m2024 European Athletics ChampionshipsRome, Italy7 Jun 2024

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