Odunayo Folasade Adekuoroye was born on 10 December 1993 and is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler.
11 Facts About Odunayo Adekuoroye
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Odunayo Adekuoroye competed in the women's freestyle 53 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won the gold medal and at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships where she won a bronze medal.
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Odunayo Adekuoroye won the silver medal at the women's freestyle 55 kilograms 2017 World Wrestling Championships.
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Odunayo Adekuoroye participated in the Commonwealth tournament for the first time in 2010, representing Team Nigeria in India.
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Odunayo Adekuoroye won a third Commonwealth Games gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, defeating India's Anshu Malik in the final.
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Odunayo Adekuoroye competed and won gold at the 2019 German Grand Prix Championship.
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Odunayo Adekuoroye was named the best Female Wrestler of the tournament.
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Odunayo Adekuoroye represented Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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Odunayo Adekuoroye competed in the women's 57 kg event, where she was eliminated in her first match by Anastasia Nichita of Moldova.
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Odunayo Adekuoroye won the gold medal in the 59 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.
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Odunayo Adekuoroye competed in the women's 57kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.