Ogunleye is also the third athlete of Nigerian heritage to win an athletics medal in Paris, but the only gold medalist.
August 10, 2024 12:25 pmYemisi Ogunleye has won gold in the women’s shot put event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
New Zealand’s Maddison-Lee Wesche had to settle for second, while Song Jiayuan took the bronze medal. She started as a ballet dancer and gymnast but suffered cruciate ligament injuries, cartilage damage, and a meniscus tear.
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