Blessing Oborududu is currently ranked as the world number two woman wrestler and the first wrestler to win an Olympic medal representing Nigeria at the Olympics.
11 Facts About Blessing Oborududu
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Blessing Oborududu is a twelve-time African champion from 2010 to 2023.
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Blessing Oborududu's parents were initially against her ambition to become a sport wrestler and advised her that wrestling is allocated only for boys.
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Blessing Oborududu idolised Canadian-Nigerian wrestler Daniel Igali who was originally regarded as the first person from Nigeria to win an Olympic medal in wrestling.
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Blessing Oborududu has won a gold medal at the African Wrestling Championships every year for the last 11 years, except for 2012 when she did not enter due to competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Blessing Oborududu won the bronze medal in the women's middleweight at the 2014 Commonwealth Games after defeating Chloe Spiteri in her bronze medal match.
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Blessing Oborududu competed in the women's middleweight at the 2016 Summer Olympics, losing to Soronzonboldyn Battsetseg in the second round.
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Blessing Oborududu became the first Nigerian to win an Olympic medal in wrestling.
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Blessing Oborududu eventually won the Nigeria's first silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Blessing Oborududu won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.
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Blessing Oborududu won the gold medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.