Blessing Oborududu, was born on the 12th of March, 1989. She is a Nigerian athlete and freestyle wrestler known for her physique and energetic body.
She was born in Gbanranu, Enugu state, Nigeria. Blessing is 32 years old and her estimated net worth is $50,000. She is currently ranked as the world’s number two woman wrestler in her weight class. Blessing is the first wrestler to win an Olympic medal representing Nigeria at the Olympics. She is also a ten-time African champion between 2010 to 2020.
Achievements
– She qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
– She won a Gold medal at the African Wrestling Championships every year for the last 11 years, except for 2012 when she did not enter due to competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
– She competed in the freestyle 63 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated in the 1/8 finals by Monika Michalik.
– She won the bronze medal in the women’s middleweight at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. – She beat Chloe Spiteri in her bronze medal match.
– She also competed in the women’s middleweight at the 2016 Olympics, losing to Soronzonboldyn Battsetseg in the second round.
– She won a gold medal for women’s 63 kg category at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.
– She won a Gold medal at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in the 68 kg women’s freestyle wrestling event, defeating Canada’s Danielle Lappage.
– She qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
– In June 2021, she won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Poland Open held in Warsaw, Poland.
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