Profile details
- Born
- 12 Mar 1989
- Birthplace
- Nigeria
- Country
- Nigeria
- Height
- 165 cm
- Plays
- Freestyle
- Career
- 2006–2021
- Sport
- Wrestling
- Discipline
- Combat
- Category
- Women
- Status
- Active
District, weight, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.
Honours & Awards
- No recorded honours or awards.
Competition Appearances
13 recorded appearances, most significant first.
- ·2020 Summer Olympics – women's freestyle 68 kg
- ·2016 Summer Olympics – women's freestyle 63 kg
- ·2012 Summer Olympics – women's freestyle 63 kg
- ·2018 Commonwealth Games – women's freestyle 68 kg
- ·2014 Commonwealth Games – women's freestyle 63 kg
- ·2010 Commonwealth Games – women's freestyle 63 kg
- ·2023 African Wrestling Championships
- ·2022 African Wrestling Championships
Career Timeline
- 2010Competed at wrestling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – women's freestyle 63 kg
- 2012Competed at wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's freestyle 63 kg
- 2014Competed at wrestling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – women's freestyle 63 kg
- 2015Competed at wrestling at the 2015 African Games
- 2016Competed at wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's freestyle 63 kg
- 2018Competed at wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – women's freestyle 68 kg
- 2019Competed at wrestling at the 2019 African Games
- 2020Competed at wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's freestyle 68 kg
- 2022Competed at 2022 African Wrestling Championships
- 2022Competed at 2022 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 68 kg
- 2022Competed at 2022 Yasar Dogu Tournament
- 2022Competed at Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022
- 2023Competed at 2023 African Wrestling Championships
Statistics
Verified statistics are not available in this profile.
About
Blessing Oborududu (born 12 March 1989, in Gbanranu) is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler. She is currently ranked as the world number two woman wrestler and also the first wrestler to win an Olympic medal representing Nigeria at the Olympics. She is also a twelve-time African champion from 2010 to 2023.
Biography adapted from Blessing Oborududu on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.