Divine Oladipo (born 5 October 1998) is a United States–based English international athlete.[1] She has represented England at the Commonwealth Games.[1][2]
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||
| Born | 5 October 1998 London, England | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | Discus & Shot put | |||||||||||
| Club | Blackheath & Bromley AC Vanderbilt | |||||||||||
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Biography
editOladipo was educated at Bexley Grammar School. She competed foe the University of Connecticut, Ohio State University, and Vanderbilt University in the NCAA.[3][4] She has won two bronze medals in the discus at the 2019 British Athletics Championships and the 2021 British Athletics Championships.[5][6]
In 2022, she was selected for the women's shot put and the women's discus throw events at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[1][5]
Oladipo became a British discus throw champion in 2024, after winning the gold medal at the 2024 British Athletics Championships, held in Manchester, with a throw of 54.78 metres.
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ↑ "Divine Oladipo". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ↑ "PlayerProfile". Ohio State University. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ↑ "Divine Oladipo". vucommodores.com.
- 1 2 "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ↑ "Divine Oladipo results". The Power of 10. Retrieved 31 July 2022.