Odunayo Adekuoroye

Quick Facts

Full Name	Odunayo Adekuoroye
Occupation	Amateur Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Dec 10, 1993(1993-12-10)
Age	31
Birthplace	Akure
Country	Nigeria
Birth City	Ondo State
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Odunayo Adekuoroye Biography

Odunayo Adekuoroye is one of the most popular and richest Amateur Wrestler who was born on December 10, 1993 in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. Odunayo Adekuoroye (born 10 December 1993) is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler. She wrestled in the female freestyle 53kg competition at 2014’s Commonwealth Games where she won an gold medal. She also competed in the 2015 World Wrestling Championships where she was awarded the bronze medal. She was awarded the silver medal in the women’s freestyle 55 kgs 2017. World Wrestling Championships.

Adekuoroye snagged the silver medal at the end of 2016 by beating Russia Nina Menkenova in the final of the 55kg women’s freestyle in the 2016 Golden grand prix in Azerbaijan and adding it to the bronze medal she received last year at the World Wrestling Championship in Las Vegas.

In 2018, Adekuoroye participated in the 2018 “Gold Coast” Commonwealth in Australia, winning her second Commonwealth gold medal in the Women’s Freestyle 57 kg weight class defeating Pooja Dhanda of India in the final.

Following her outing at the German grand prix and Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov ranking series tournament in Ruse, Bulgaria, Adekuoroye participated in the 2019 African Wrestling Championships, Hammamat, Tunisia, defeating Cameroon’s EssoneTiako in 29 seconds in the final of Women freestyle event. She was named the best Female Wrestler of the tournament. In July 2019, she defeated Tetyana Kit of Ukraine 10-0 in the final to win gold in the 57 kg category at Yasar Dogu Ranking series event in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Odunayo Adekuoroye Net Worth

Odunayo Adekuoroye is one of the richest Amateur Wrestler from Nigeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Odunayo Adekuoroye 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a participant in the Commonwealth Tournament for the first time in 2010, representing Team Nigeria and Team Nigeria in India. She took home silver in the 48kg category at 17 years old.

In 2014, she beat Indian Veryawat Lalita to win the freestyle category for women of 53 kg to take home her first Commonwealth gold medal for a sport.

In 2017, Odunayo Adekuoroye was ranked number one by the United World Wrestling (UWW) at women’s freestyle 55 kg category, and went onto win silver medal in 55 kg category after losing narrowly to Japan’s Haruna Okuno in the final of 2017 World Wrestling Championship, held in Paris, France.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Odunayo Adekuoroye height 5 ft 7 in Odunayo weight 51 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Odunayo Adekuoroye Dating?

According to our records, Odunayo Adekuoroye is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Odunayo Adekuoroye’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Odunayo Ranked on the list of most popular Amateur Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nigeria. Odunayo Adekuoroye celebrates birthday on December 10 of every year.

Top Facts about Odunayo Adekuoroye

1. Odunayo Adekuoroye is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler.
2. She was born on December 31, 1993.
3. Adekuoroye won gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
4. She also won silver at the 2015 World Championships.
5. In 2017, she became the first Nigerian to win a world wrestling title.
6. Adekuoroye has been ranked as high as #1 in the world.
7. She competed in the women’s freestyle 57 kg event at the Tokyo Olympics.
8. Adekuoroye has won multiple African championships and medals.
9. Her nickname is “The Dominator”.
10. She started wrestling in secondary school and joined Nigeria’s national team in 2012.

Who is the first Nigerian wrestler?

Personal information
Weight| 51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Country| Nigeria
Sport| Wrestling

Is there any Nigerian in WWE?

Nigerian wrestler Tolulope Omogbehin known as Omos on Monday night, 14 March, defeated fellow countryman Commander Azeez under two minutes in what was an interesting battle.

What is the name of the Nigerian wrestler?

Apollo Crews
Birth name| Sesugh Uhaa
Born| August 22, 1987 Sacramento, California, U.S.
Spouse(s)| Linda Palonen
Children| 2

How can I go to WWE?

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Did Nigeria qualify for 2020 Olympics?

Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Medals Ranked 74th| Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)