OLAODE BLESSING

Weapon: Sabre

Hand: right-handed

Height: 1.6m (5ft 3 m)

Weight: 71kg (156Ib)

Club: NA

RECORD

• All state second team in New Jersey
• 6th at 2014 Jeff Wolfe long Island challenge,
• 35th at 2014 Junior Olympic Championship,
• 1st at 2015 Temple Open
• 3rd at 2016 NJFA DIVIA ROC,
• 2nd at 2016 Temple open,
• 37th at 2017 January NAC
• 5^th at 2018 African Fencing Championships
• 5^th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional’s.

BRIEF

• Olaode Blessing is a Nigerian Sabre fencer.
• She is a DIV I college at Temple University, she won first place at Temple Open during her freshmen year.
• Olaode served as the sabre squad leader for Temple in 2017-18, helping guide the squad to 30 wins overall – the second-most in program history.
• She was an alternate for the NCAA Championships after placing fifth at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional to cap an impressive season.
• In her senior season, 2018-19, Olaode will be Temple’s overall team captain.