Temitope Simbiat Adeshina (born 11 November 1998) is a Nigerian high jumper. In 2024, she broke the national record in the high jump.[1]
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| Birth name | Temitope Simbiat Adeshina | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Nigerian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 November 1998 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | High jump | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | High jump: 1.97m (Eugene, 2024) NR | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn June 2022, she won the silver medal in tne high jump at the 2022 African Athletics Championships in St Pierre, Mauritius.[2]
She won the Nigerian championship high jump title in 2022.[3] She retained her Nigerian championship title in 2023. [4]
She joined Texas Tech University in 2023, and competing indoors in early 2024 jumped a personal best and national record height of 1.96 metres in Texas.[5]
At the NCAA Championship in Eugene, Oregon on 8 June 2024 she jumped a personal best, and national record, 1.97 metres to meet the Olympic 2024 qualifying standard.[6][7][8]
In July 2024, she was officially named as part of the Nigerian team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Temitope Adeshina". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Winners Of 2022 African Senior Athletics Championships [Nigeria]". Positivenaija. February 12, 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Nigerian Championships". World Athletics. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Nigerian Championships". World Athletics. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Akpodonor, Gowon (21 January 2024). "Adeshina shatters 14 year-old record". Guardianng. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Airende, Gregory (9 June 2024). "Adeshina secures Olympic Ticket at the NCAA Championships!". Making of Champs. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Temitope Adeshina Picks Paris Olympics Ticket". bsnsports. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Mulkeen, John (June 8, 2024). "Pryce, Long and Jones impress in sprints at NCAA Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "AFN lists 35 track-and-field athletes for Olympics". punchng.com. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.