Blessing Oborududu
Olympic wrestler
布莱辛·奥布鲁度度 · ブレッシング・オボルドゥドゥ · 블레싱 오보루두두
- Born
- 12 March 1989, Nigeria
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Sport
- wrestling, freestyle wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
- Weight
- 63 kg (139 lb)
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.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| wrestling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – women's freestyle 63 kg | 2nd place (silver) | |
| wrestling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – women's freestyle 63 kg | 3rd place (bronze) | |
| wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – women's freestyle 68 kg | 1st place (gold) | |
| wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's freestyle 63 kg | 2012 | 18th place |
| wrestling at the 2015 African Games | 2015 | |
| wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's freestyle 63 kg | 2016 | 14th place |
| wrestling at the 2019 African Games | 2019 | |
| wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's freestyle 68 kg | 2021 | 2nd place (silver) |
| 2022 African Wrestling Championships | 2022 | |
| 2022 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 68 kg | 2022 | |
| 2022 Yasar Dogu Tournament | 2022 | |
| Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 | 2022 | |
| 2023 African Wrestling Championships | 2023 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q4926326 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.