22 Facts About Ese Brume

Ese Brume MON was born on 20 January 1996 and is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the long jump.

Ese Brume is the only athlete to win three consecutive Long Jump titles at the African Championships in Athletics as well as the first African to win two Long Jump medals at the World Athletics Championships.

Ese Brume represented Nigeria at the World Junior Championships in Athletics in 2014.

Ese Brume placed sixth in the long jump, clearing over six meters.

Ese Brume won the 18th National Sports Festival in Lagos.

Ese Brume successfully defended her long jump title at the next edition of the African Junior Athletics Championships in Addis Ababa.

Ese Brume was chosen for the discipline at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics but, having flown to Eugene, Oregon just a day before competing, she performed poorly and was bottom of the qualifying.

Blessing Okagbare opted to compete in the sprints, so Ese Brume was Nigeria's sole entrant for the event.

Ese Brume dedicated her victory to Emmanuel Uduaghan, Delta State's governor who invested in track and field infrastructure and support in the region.

Okagbare, who won a Commonwealth sprint double, was a product of the system, and Ese Brume stated that she was inspired by the older athlete's achievements.

Ese Brume successfully defended her title from the previous championships.

Ese Brume eventually ended the competition in fifth place, leaping a distance of 6.81 meters which was just 2 centimeters shy of her personal record, which she had set earlier in the year.

Ese Brume set a meeting record, and African lead of 6.82 m at the first leg of the 2018 World Challenge series in Kingston, Jamaica.

Ese Brume then represented Africa at the Ostrava Continental Cup, where she placed fourth.

Ese Brume was shortlisted as a nominee in the StarQt Award in the Africa Sportswoman of the Year category.

Ese Brume was the only Nigerian athlete nominated in any category.

Ese Brume became the African Games champion in the Long Jump on 29 August 2019.

Ese Brume's medal was Nigeria's only medal at the competition and a first since 2013.

Ese Brume broke the African Record in the long jump set by Chioma Ajunwa.

Ese Brume's medal was Nigeria's only medal in Athletics at the event and the first Athletics medal at the Olympics since 2008.

Ese Brume won another silver medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, becoming the first African to win two Long Jump medals at the World Athletics Championships At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she won gold at the women long jump event and broke the game record in the event with her 7.00m jump.

Ese Brume holds the new game record after breaking the record of Australia's Bronwyn Thompson, who previously held the record with her 6.97m jump.