Ogunleye breaks boundaries: 19.49 meters at the district savings bank Cup!

Ogunleye breaks boundaries: 19.49 meters at the district savings bank Cup!

The Olympic champion Yemisi Ogunleye once again impressively demonstrated her dominance in the shot put at the district savings treasurer in Biberach on Monday evening. With a width of 19.49 meters, she left her competitors far behind. Alina Kenzel from VfB Stuttgart took second place with 18.40 meters, followed by Katharina Maisch from Erzgebirge with 18.23 meters. Ogunleye, which has already caused a sensation this year, achieved five valid bumps, with its shortest width was still with respectable 18.41 meters. The second round was particularly strong when she scored the 19.49 meters, almost the same distance as at her last appearance in the Diamond League meeting in Monaco, where she had pushed 19.48 meters.  [afalatics.de reports]

What has Ogunleye achieved in the past? Growing up in Bellheim, she leads her roots back to a Nigerian father and a German mother. She started her sporting career with ballet and gymnastics before turning to the shot put. After some time of pause due to injuries, she chose the shooting technique to redesign her sporting career. This paid off: In recent years she has celebrated numerous successes, including the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris when she achieved a width of 20.00 meters in the last attempt. In the current season, she has already increased her personal best to 20.27 meters. [wikipedia]

a strong competitive environment

But not only the women were challenged in Biberach that evening. In the men's competition, three athletes exceeded the magical 20-meter brand. Nick Palmer from New Zealand won with 20.32 meters, while German Eric Maihöfer also performed strong performance with 20.01 meters with 20.01 meters. Georg Harpf was the outstanding U23 shock with 19.15 meters. The young athletes also offered promising performances, including Simon Kunkel with 18.45 meters and Antonia Heberle, who set up their best performance at 16.44 meters. [afalatics.de reports]

Even para athletes had the opportunity to prove themselves in competition, such as Niko Kappel, who achieved respectable shock at 14.63 meters. It is clear that Biberach has become a shop window for talents in athletics that attracts a wide range of athletes.

the look into the future

Ogunleye established itself as a real size in the shot put after her Olympic victory in 2024. Her goal is the upcoming World Championships in Tokyo in September 2025. With her last appearance in Düsseldorf, she confirmed that she can hit over 20 meters and that the pressure to set up further records is limited. "I feel liberated," she said recently. The support of the spectators contributes to their self -confidence - a fact that she was in the last attempt in Düsseldorf when she sang her song "Goodbye Yesterday". [sportschau.de reports]

With such a contagious energy and passion, Yemisi Ogunleye is undoubtedly an athlete who is worth keeping an eye on. Your successes are not only a triumph for you personally, but also an incentive for young athletes across the country.