Christianah Ogunsanya

Christianah Ogunsanya
Personal information
Born (2002-01-12) 12 January 2002
Akure, Nigeria
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
SportAmateur wrestling
Event
Freestyle wrestling
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Nigeria
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Hammamet53 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Alexandria53 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Casablanca53 kg
African Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Accra53 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2025 Riyadh53 kg
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 Novi Sad53 kg

Christianah Tolulope Ogunsanya (born 12 January 2002) is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler who competes in the 53 kg division.

Career

Christianah Ogunsanya represented Nigeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, finishing 13th in the women's 53 kg event.[1][2] Ogunsanya placed 16th at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships.[3]

She is a gold medalist at the 2023 African Games and a three-time African Wrestling Championships champion (2023, 2024, 2025).[4] As a junior, she also won the African Youth Games and the African Cadet Championships in 2018 and participated in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, placing 9th.[5]

Education

As of 2025, Ogunsanya attends and also competes for William Penn University, majoring Kinesiology [6] in Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA.[7]

She was a finalist for the 2025 Anthony-Maroulis Trophy.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Athletes: Christianah Tolulope Ogunsanya". Olympics.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "OGUNSANYA Christianah Tolulope". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Athletes-Results: Christianah Ogunsanya". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ogunsanya, Christianah Tolulope". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Biographical information: Christianah Ogunsanya". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  6. ↑ https://www.statesmenathletics.com/sports/wwrest/2024-25/releases/20250219odyhqp
  7. ↑ https://www.statesmenathletics.com/sports/wwrest/2024-25/bios/ogunsanya_christianah_pnmo
  8. ↑ Immel, Richard (8 April 2025). "Kennedy Blades of Iowa named 2025 USA Wrestling Women's College Wrestler of the Year". USA Wrestling. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
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