Temitope Ogunjimi is a Canadian[2] 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.[3] 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]
| 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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Medal record
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "Temitope Ogunjimi profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ^ Piercy, Justin (Jul 28, 2019). "Canada's rugby 7s teams take gold, silver at Pan Am Games".
- ^ "Canadian women defend Pan Am rugby 7s gold with win over United States". CBC Sports. July 28, 2019.