Temitope Adeshina

Temitope Simbiat Adeshina (born 11 November 1998) is a Nigerian high jumper. In 2024, she broke the national record in the high jump.^[1]

Temitope Adeshina

Personal information
Birth name	Temitope Simbiat Adeshina
Nationality	Nigerian
Born	(1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 26)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	High jump: 1.97m (Eugene, 2024) NR
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Nigeria African Championships 2022 Saint Pierre High jump 2024 Douala High jump

Career

In June 2022, she won the silver medal in tne high jump at the 2022 African Athletics Championships in St Pierre, Mauritius.^[2] She won the Nigerian championship high jump title in 2022.^[3] She retained her Nigerian championship title in 2023. ^[4]

She joined Texas Tech University in 2023, and competing indoors in early 2024 jumped a personal best and national record height of 1.96 metres in Texas.^[5] At the NCAA Championship in Eugene, Oregon on 8 June 2024 she jumped a personal best, and national record, 1.97 metres to meet the Olympic 2024 qualifying standard.^[6][7][8] She competed in the high jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics.^[9][10]

She tied for victory in the high jump at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships in Virginia Beach on 15 March, along with Elena Kulichenko.^[11] She was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025 but did not compete.^[12] She set a meet record of 1.97 metres to win the high jump at the Big 12 Conference finals in May 2025.^[13]