Queen Obisesan

Queen Obisesan (born 15 September 1982) is a Nigerian hammer thrower. She has competed at the African Championships in Athletics, the African Games and the Commonwealth Games.

Early life

Obisesan was born on 15 September 1982, in Festac Town, Lagos State, Nigeria.^[1]

Obisesan came eighth in the 2010 African Championships in Athletics in the hammer throw.^[2] She set a new Nigerian national record in 2013, throwing 63.79 m.^[3] In 2014, in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow she came thirteenth and in the African Championships in Marrakech her position was fourth.^[1]^[2] She came fifth in both the Commonwealth Games in Australia and the African Championships in 2018.^[2] She also beat her 2013 national record, throwing 65.01 m.^[3] In 2019, she came fifth in the 2019 African Games in Rabat and won the national competition with a throw of 65.19m.^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Athlete Profile: Queen OBISESAN - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Athletics - Queen Obisesan (Nigeria)". www.the-sports.org. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b Olus, Yemi (27 January 2018). "Queen Obisesan smashes Hammer National Record to qualify for Commonwealth Games". MAKING OF CHAMPIONS. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
^ Eludini, Tunde (27 July 2019). "New champions emerge at Nigerian Athletics Championships - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020.