Yemisi Ogunleye (born 3 October 1998) is a German shot putter. She won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2024 Paris Olympics with 20.00 metres in the last round.

Yemisi Ogunleye
Personal information
Nationality Germany
Born (1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 26)[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
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Shot put
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Glasgow Shot put
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Rome Shot put
European Throwing Cup
Silver medal – second place 2023 Leiria Shot put
Updated on 13 June 2024

Early life

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Ogunleye was born in Germersheim, Germany and grew up in the village of Bellheim.[2][3] She has a German mother and a Yoruba Nigerian father.[2]

Career

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Ogunleye trains with the club MTG Mannheim in Mannheim, Germany.[2] She 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.[4]

Personal life

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Ogunleye is a gospel singer.[4]

Statistics

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Personal best progression

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Shot Put progression
# Mark Pl. Competition Venue Date Ref.
1 12.50 m 13th German U20 Indoor Championships Sindelfingen, Germany 15 Feb 2014 [5]
2 13.23 m   Coupe de L'amitié Sarreguemines, France 28 May 2014 [6]
3 13.73 m   Nationales Hallensportfest der LG Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany 9 Jan 2016 [7]
4 13.81 m   Baden-Württembergische Hallenmeisterschaften Karlsruhe, Germany 22 Jan 2016 [8]
5 14.08 m 4th Süddeutsche Hallenmeisterschaften, Glaspalast Sindelfingen, Germany 29 Jan 2016 [9]
6 14.34 m   Mannheim, Germany 28 Jan 2017 [10]
7 14.77 m   Mannheim, Germany 10 Feb 2017 [11]
8 15.23 m   German U20 Indoor Championships Sindelfingen, Germany 25 Feb 2017 [12]
9 15.43 m   France-Germany-Italy U20 Indoor Match Halle, Germany 3 Mar 2017 [13]
10 15.65 m   Mannheim, Germany 21 Apr 2017 [14]
11 16.04 m   Heilbronn, Germany 27 May 2017 [15]
12 16.50 m 6th Hallesche Werfertage, Sportzentrum Brandberge Halle, Germany 25 May 2018 [16]
13 16.63 m   Süddeutsche Meisterschaften Aktive / U18 St. Wendel, Germany 29 Jun 2019 [17]
14 17.06 m   Abendsportfest Mannheim, Germany 3 Jul 2019 [18]
15 17.34 m   MTG Wurfmeeting Mannheim, Germany 14 Jul 2020 [19]
16 17.36 m   Wurf-Gala U23 Halle, Germany 14 Aug 2020 [20]
17 17.65 m   Renault Schmid Werfertag 2021 Teil 2 Bad Boll, Germany 8 May 2021 [21]
18 18.13 m   German Athletics Championships Braunschweig, Germany 4 Jun 2021 [22]
19 18.14 m   LO Kugelstoßen im Kurpark Bad Liebenzell Bad Liebenzell, Germany 12 Jul 2022 [23]
20 18.20 m   Deutsche Hochschulmeisterschaft Darmstadt, Germany 18 May 2023
21 18.53 m 5th HALPLUS Werfertage Halle, Germany 20 May 2023
22 19.31 m   58th International Pentecost Sport Meeting Rehlingen, Germany 28 May 2023
23 19.44 m   (Qualification) World Athletics Championships Budapest, Hungary 25 Aug 2023 [24]
24 19.57 m   Nordhausen-Indoor Kugelstoßen Nordhausen, Germany 27 Jan 2024 [25]
25 20.19 m   World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland 1 Mar 2024

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Yemisi Ogunleye at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. ^ a b c Sport, S. W. R. (6 December 2023). "Yemisi Ogunleye: Vom Mobbing-Opfer zur starken Persönlichkeit". swr.online (in German). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Leichtathletik: Yemisis Kugel fliiiiiieeegt - Sport". www.rheinpfalz.de (in German). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Mitton wins Glasgow's first gold with shot put triumph | News | Glasgow 24 | World Athletics Indoor Championships". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  5. ^ Yemisi Ogunleye at World Athletics  
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