Aminat Oluwafunmilayo Adeniyi was born on 21 April 1993 and is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler.
10 Facts About Aminat Adeniyi
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Aminat Adeniyi competed in the women's freestyle 58 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal.
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Aminat Adeniyi has been the National Champion in Wrestling in Nigeria since 2009 till date, a feat that has never been achieved by anyone in Nigeria.
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Aminat Adeniyi further continued her quest for glory when she competed in Senior African Wrestling Championship in Morocco in 2012, where she was a silver medalist.
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In 2013, Aminat Adeniyi was a Nigerian sportswoman representative to the Commonwealth Championship in South Africa, where she won a silver medal.
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Aminat Adeniyi equally participated in the Senior African Wrestling Championship in Tunisia, 2014, where she was crowned African champion of her category.
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Aminat Adeniyi participated in the Grand Prix of Spain in 2016, where she won bronze medal.
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Aminat Adeniyi was bestowed with national honour, Member of Order of Niger, MON by the former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2014 in recognition of her grand achievements in sports.
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Aminat Adeniyi attended Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria where bagged first degree in Political Science, 2012.
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Aminat Adeniyi competed in the women's freestyle 62 kg event.