Tessy Ebosele

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ebosele and the second or maternal family name is Ebosele.
Tessy Ebosele
Personal information
Full nameTessy Ebosele Ebosele
Nationality
Born (2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 (age 22)
Morocco
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
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
Women's athletics
Representing  Spain
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Nairobi Triple jump
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Espoo Long jump
European U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tallinn Long 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 2019, in San Sebastián, she went beyond that, mark, setting a new personal best of 13.29 metres.[1]

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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

Ebosele won bronze in the long jump at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships.[7] Ebosele finished eighth at the 2023 World Athletics Championships long jump in Budapest.[8]

She competed at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024.[9] She was officially selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics in July 2024.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Jimenez, Olga (6 February 2019). "La atleta Tessy Ebosele y su 'no récord'" [Athlete Tessy Ebosele and her 'non-record']. elcorreo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Tessy EBOSELE". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. ^ Payá, Rafa (20 August 2021). "Tessy Ebosele, subcampeona del mundo de triple salto" [Tessy Ebosele, world triple jump runner-up]. as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Más medallas para España en los Europeos de Atletismo Sub-20" [More medals for Spain at the European Under-20 Athletics Championships]. as.com (in Spanish). 18 July 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. ^ Paya, Rafa (22 August 2023). "La reclamación africana deja a Carla Domínguez sin bronce" [African complaint leaves Carla Domínguez without bronze]. as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. ^ Paya, Rafa (14 December 2021). "El Premio AS me hace ilusión, aúna valores y resultados" [The AS Award excites me, it combines values and results]. as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Alejandro Quijada, oro en 3.000 metros obstáculos" [Alejandro Quijada wins gold in the 3,000-meter steeplechase]. as.com (in Spanish). 16 July 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Women's Long Jump Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  9. ^ "#EspañaAtletismo Road to Roma: Preselección definitiva" [#SpainAthletics Road to Rome: Final preselection]. Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (in Spanish). 30 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  10. ^ "La lista de España para el atletismo en los Juegos Olímpicos de París" [Spain's list for athletics at the Paris Olympics]. sport.es (in Spanish). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.