Esther Omolayo Kolawole (born 4 January 2002) 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 The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England bet ...

held in Birmingham, England.

Career

Kolawale won the gold medal at the

2018 African Youth Games The 3rd African Youth Games took place in Algiers, Algeria from 18 to 28 July 2018. The Games featured approximately 3,300 athletes from 55 African countries who competed in 30 sports. Algiers was awarded the games by Association of National Olym ...

. In December 2018, she became a national wrestling champion, winning the gold medal for the 55 kg freestyle at the Nigerian National Sports Festival. In February 2018, she won gold for the 61 kg cadet event during the 2018 African Wrestling Championships. She won the gold medal in her event at the

2020 African Wrestling Championships The 2020 African Wrestling Championships was held in Algiers, Algeria from 8 to 9 February 2020. Competitions were held in three age groups: cadets, juniors, and seniors according to United World Wrestling rules. Medals Seniors Juniors (U20) ...

held in Algiers, Algeria. In May 2021, she failed to qualify for the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria. In October 2021, she 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. 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 The 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships was the fourth edition of the U23 World Wrestling Championships of combined events and it was held from 1 to 7 November 2021 in Belgrade, Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), offici ...

held in Belgrade, Serbia. In 2022, she lost her bronze medal match in the women's 57 kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. She won bronze in the women's 62 kg event at the

held in Birmingham, England. She won the silver medal in the women's 57kg event at the

2021 Islamic Solidarity Games ‌The 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games ( tr, 2021 İslami Dayanışma Oyunları) were the 5th edition of the event held from 9 to 18 August 2022 at Konya, Turkey under the aegis of Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF). It was the first time ...

held in Konya, Turkey. She competed in the women's 57kg event at the

2022 World Wrestling Championships The 2022 World Wrestling Championships was the 17th edition of the World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held between 10 and 18 September 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. The UWW Bureau approved the candidature of Belgrade, Serbia ...

held in Belgrade, Serbia. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62kg event at the

Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2023 The XLIX Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2023 (also known as Grand Prix of France 2023 and Henri Deglane Grand Prix 2023) was a wrestling event held in Nice, France. It was held in the memory of Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's ...

held in Nice, France.

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Esther Omolayo Kolawole
at United World Wrestling {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolawole, Esther Living people 2002 births Nigerian female sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Nigeria Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling African Wrestling Championships medalists Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Nigeria 21st-century Nigerian women