Ese Brume

Ese Brume MON (born 20 January 1996) is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the long jump. She is the current commonwealth champion and a three-time African senior champion in the long Jump and holds a personal best of 7.17 m (23 ft 6+14 in) She currently holds the commonwealth games record, African junior record and African record in the event. She's a two-time medalist at the world athletics championship, an Olympic bronze medalist and also a five-time African junior champion in athletics.

Ese Brume
Personal information
Born (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996
Ughelli, Delta State, Nigeria
Years active2008–present.
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
Coached byKayode Yaya
Hasan Maydon
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking3
Personal best7.17 m (Chula Vista 2021)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Nigeria
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoLong jump
World Championships
2022 EugeneLong jump
2019 DohaLong jump
World Indoor Championships
2022 BelgradeLong jump
Commonwealth Games
2014 GlasgowLong jump
2022 BirminghamLong jump
African Games
2019 RabatLong jump
2023 AccraLong jump
African Championships
2014 MarrakechLong jump
2016 DurbanLong jump
2018 AsabaLong jump
African Junior Championships
2013 BambousLong jump
2013 BambousTriple jump
2013 Bambous4×100 m relay
2015 Addis AbabaLong jump
2015 Addis AbabaTriple jump
2015 Addis Ababa100 m
2015 Addis Ababa4×100 m relay

She is also the only athlete to win three consecutive Long Jump titles at the African Championships in Athletics as well as the first African to win two Long Jump medals at the World Athletics Championships

Brume was the long jump gold medalist at the 2013 African Junior Athletics Championships, 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2014 African Senior Athletics Championships and 2015 African Junior Athletics Championships. She also represented Nigeria at the World Junior Championships in Athletics in 2014.

Brume represented Nigeria at the 2016 Olympic Games, where she placed 5th in the Long Jump final with a leap of 6.81m

Brume won the bronze medal in the Long Jump event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, with a jump of 6.91 m and at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, with a jump of 6.97 m.

In 2022, she became the first African woman in history to jump four legal marks over 7.00m

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