Simidele Adeagbo: First Black woman to compete in skeleton at Winter Olympics

the first African and Black woman to compete in skeleton--a winter sliding sport,

[Simidele Adeagbo]
Yahoo: “Simidele Adeagbo made history at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games when she became the first Nigerian Winter Olympian and the first African and Black woman to compete in skeleton–a winter sliding sport, which uses a small sled, or sleigh.”
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Simidele Adeagbo made history at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games when she became the first Nigerian Winter Olympian and the first African and Black woman to compete in skeleton–a winter sliding sport, which uses a small sled, or sleigh to slide along frozen tracks.

Her accomplishments are just as remarkable outside of the sport, too.

The 39-year-old spent more than 15 years on Nike’s marketing team spearheading campaigns celebrating women in sports.

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