Temitope Ogunjimi
| Date of birth | July 11, 1995[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| University | University of Calgary[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Temitope Ogunjimi is a Canadian rugby sevens player. She won a gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games as a member of the Canada women's national rugby sevens team.[2] Ogunjimi started her athletic career primarily as a wrestler, winning a gold medal at the 2013 Canada Summer Games as well as the 2014 Junior Pan American Championships. It was not until her third year of university that she took up rugby full-time.[1] She graduated from the University of Calgary with a degree in Law and Society.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Temitope Ogunjimi profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ^ "Canadian women defend Pan Am rugby 7s gold with win over United States". CBC Sports. July 28, 2019.
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Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Canada international rugby sevens players
- Female rugby sevens players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in rugby sevens
- University of Calgary alumni
- Black Canadian sportspeople
- Nigerian emigrants to Canada
- Canadian people of Nigerian descent
- Sportspeople from Lagos
- Sportspeople from Calgary