Esther Kolawole

Esther Omolayo Kolawole (born 4 January 2002)^[1] is a Nigerian wrestler. She represents Nigeria at international competitions. In August 2022, she won bronze in the women's 62 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.^[2][3]

Esther Kolawole

Kolawole at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey
Personal information
Full name	Esther Omolayo Kolawole
Born	(2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 21)
Sport
Country	Nigeria
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Event	Freestyle
Medal record Women's freestyle wrestling Representing  Nigeria Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 62 kg Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Konya 57 kg African Championships 2020 Algiers 55 kg 2023 Hammamet 62 kg World U23 Championships 2021 Belgrade 57 kg

Career

Kolawale won the gold medal at the 2018 African Youth Games.^[4] In December 2018, she became a national wrestling champion, winning the gold medal for the 55 kg freestyle at the Nigerian National Sports Festival.^[5]

In February 2018, Kolawole won gold for the 61 kg cadet event during the 2018 African Wrestling Championships.^[6]

Kolawole won the gold medal in her event at the 2020 African Wrestling Championships held in Algiers, Algeria.^[7][8] In May 2021, she failed to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.^[9] In October 2021, Kolawole competed in the women's 55 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway where she was eliminated in her second match.^[10]

In November 2021, she placed third and won one of the bronze medal in the women's 57 kg freestyle at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[11][12]

In 2022, Kolawole lost her bronze medal match in the women's 57 kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.^[13] She won bronze in the women's 62 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.^[2][3] Kolawole won the silver medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.^[14] She competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[15]

She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62 kg event at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2023 held in Nice, France.^[16] A few months later, she won the silver medal in her event at the 2023 African Wrestling Championships held in Hammamet, Tunisia.^[17][18]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2020	African Wrestling Championships	Algiers, Algeria	1st	Freestyle 55 kg
2021	World U23 Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	3rd	Freestyle 57 kg
2022	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, England	3rd	Freestyle 62 kg
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	2nd	Freestyle 57 kg
2023	African Wrestling Championships	Hammamet, Tunisia	2nd	Freestyle 62 kg

References

1. "Esther Omolayo Kolawole". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
2. Berkeley, Geoff (5 August 2022). "India captures three golds on first day of wrestling at Birmingham 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
3. (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
4. "Nigerian female wrestlers win three gold medals, boys football team meets Morocco in final". The Guardian Nigeria News. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
5. Eludini, Tunde (15 December 2018). "National Sports Festival: Team Ondo dominates women's wrestling". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
6. "African Wrestling Championships: Team Nigeria in medal rush". Vanguard News. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
7. Olanowski, Eric (8 February 2020). "Adekuoroye Climbs to World No. 1 After Winning Fifth African Title". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
8. "2020 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
9. "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
10. "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
11. Dowdeswell, Andrew (5 November 2021). "Yepez Guzman makes history for Ecuador at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
12. "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
13. "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
14. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
15. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
16. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
17. Berkeley, Geoff (19 May 2023). "Egypt and Algeria share Greco-Roman golds at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
18. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Esther Kolawole.

• Esther Omolayo Kolawole at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)  
• Esther Omolayo Kolawole at United World Wrestling
• Esther Omolayo Kolawole at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games