HEADLINENEWS.NEWS Correspondent reports that Yemisi Ogunleye has won gold in the women’s shot put event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The 25-year-old saved the best for last, throwing 20 meters, a dream distance unmatched by the strong field of finalists at the Stade de France on Friday.
New Zealand’s Maddison-Lee Wesche had to settle for second, while Song Jiayuan took the bronze medal.
With her victory, Ogunleye made history as the first German to win the shot put event in 28 years – since the Atlanta 1996 Olympics.
Ogunleye was born in Mannheim, Germany, to a native mother and a Nigerian father who hailed from Ekiti.
She started as a ballet dancer and gymnast but suffered cruciate ligament injuries, cartilage damage, and a meniscus tear.
She switched to athletics at 13 years old, but injuries struck. Undeterred in her ambition for success, Ogunleye turned to MTG Mannheim, her local sports club, where she specialized as a shot-putter. However, another cruciate ligament injury derailed her dream.
Ogunleye was born in Mannheim, Germany, to a native mother and a Nigerian father who hailed from Ekiti.
She started as a ballet dancer and gymnast but suffered cruciate ligament injuries, cartilage damage, and a meniscus tear.
She switched to athletics at 13 years old, but injuries struck. Undeterred in her ambition for success, Ogunleye turned to MTG Mannheim, her local sports club, where she specialized as a shot-putter. However, another cruciate ligament injury derailed her dream.
