Tessy Ebosele
Personal information
Full nameTessy Ebosele Ebosele
NationalityNigerian (former),[1] Spanish (current)
Born (2002-07-28) 28 July 2002
Morocco
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump
Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Long Jump: 6.80m (Castellón, 2023)
Triple Jump: 13.63m (Nairobi, 2021)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Spain
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 NairobiTriple jump
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 EspooLong jump
European U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 TallinnLong jump

Tessy Ebosele Ebosele (born 28 July 2002) is a track and field athlete who competes in both long jump and triple jump. Born in Morocco to Nigerian parents, she represents Spain.[2]

Early life

Ebosele was born in Morocco, from a family from Benin City, Nigeria. When she was a year and a half old, she moved to Spain with her mother, and lived in Vitoria-Gasteiz in Álava. She began to practice rhythmic gymnastics as a child, but at the age of 13 years-old opted for athletics. She moved to San Sebastián to study law and train with the club at Real Sociedad.[3]

Career

In July 2018, she landed a triple jump of 13.23m, which placed her fourth in the world for an under-18 athlete. In February 2029, in San Sebastián, she went beyond that, mark, setting a new personal best of 13.29 metres.[4]

Ebosele won silver in the long jump at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia with a personal best distance of 6.63m.[5] Ebosele won silver in the triple jump at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi with a personal best distance of 13.63m. In the same championships, she finished fifth in the long jump.[6] At the end of that year she moved to Guadalajara, Spain to join Iván Pedroso's training group, alongside other jumpers such as Ana Peleteiro, Fátima Diame, Alexis Copello and world record holder Yulimar Rojas.[7]

Ebosele won bronze in the long jump at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships.[8] Ebosele finished eighth at the 2023 World Athletics Championships long jump in Budapest.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "La atleta Tessy Ebosele y su 'no récord'".
  2. ↑ "Tessy Ebosele". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Payá, Rafa (20 August 2021). "Tessy Ebosele, subcampeona del mundo de triple salto". as.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Jimenez, Olga (6 February 2019). "The athlete Tessy Ebosele and her 'no record'". elcorreo.com. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "More medals for Spain in the European Under-20 Athletics Championships". as.com. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Paya, Rafa (22 August 2023). "The African claim leaves Carla Domínguez without bronze". as.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Paya, Rafa (14 December 2021). "The AS Award makes me excited it combines values and results". as.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Alejandro Quijada, gold in 3,000 meters obstacles". as.com. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Women's Long Jump Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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