Ese Brume

Ese Brume is a Nigerian long jumper whose international record includes Olympic bronze, World Athletics Championships silver and bronze, and two Commonwealth Games titles. Her personal best of 7.17 metres is listed by World Athletics as the African and Nigerian record.

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About Ese Brume

Profile information current to 2026-08-18.

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Known for: Women's long jump; Nigerian athletics; African championship competition
Country: Nigeria

At a glance

Brume won Olympic bronze in 2021 and outdoor World Athletics Championships medals in 2019 and 2022.
Her 7.17-metre personal best is listed by World Athletics as both the African and Nigerian record.
She won Commonwealth Games long-jump titles in 2014 and 2022, setting a Games record of 7.00 metres at the latter competition.
In 2024, she became the first athlete to win four African Championships long-jump titles.

Background and development

Born on 20 January 1996 in Ughelli, Nigeria, Brume began athletics in the 400 metres before moving to the long jump. She began training seriously after finishing sixth at Nigeria's 2012 national championships and went on to win African under-20 long-jump titles in 2013 and 2015.

International medal career

Brume won Commonwealth Games gold in 2014 at age 18 and secured World Athletics Championships bronze in 2019. She added Olympic bronze in Tokyo in 2021, followed in 2022 by World Indoor Championships silver, outdoor World Athletics Championships silver and a second Commonwealth title.

Records and African competition

Brume recorded her personal best of 7.17 metres in Chula Vista on 29 May 2021, a mark World Athletics lists as the African and Nigerian record. She retained her African Games title in 2024 and later that year won a fourth African Championships title, becoming the first athlete to reach that total in the event.

National recognition

Nigeria's 2014 national-honours list named Brume a Member of the Order of the Niger.

Timeline

2013-08-31 Won her first African under-20 long-jump title.
2014-07-31 Won Commonwealth Games long-jump gold in Glasgow at age 18.
2014-09-25 Was listed for the Nigerian national honour Member of the Order of the Niger.
2019-10-06 Won World Athletics Championships bronze in Doha with a jump of 6.91 metres.
2021-05-29 Jumped 7.17 metres in Chula Vista, establishing the personal best listed by World Athletics as the African and Nigerian record.
2021-08-03 Won Olympic long-jump bronze in Tokyo with 6.97 metres.
2022-03-20 Won World Indoor Championships silver in Belgrade with 6.85 metres.
2022-07-24 Won World Athletics Championships silver in Oregon with 7.02 metres.
2022-08-07 Won her second Commonwealth Games title and set a Games record of 7.00 metres.
2024-03 Retained the African Games long-jump title in Accra.
2024-06-23 Became the first athlete to win four African Championships long-jump titles.
2024-08-08 Finished fifth in the Paris Olympic long-jump final with 6.70 metres.
2025-09-13 Placed 19th in World Championships qualification in Tokyo with 6.46 metres and did not advance to the final.

Additional verified details

Current context

The World Athletics women's long-jump ranking list dated 14 July 2026 placed Ese Brume 92nd with 1,118 points. This was the latest dated event-specific ranking list located during research; rankings may have changed after 14 July 2026.
World Athletics continued to label Brume's 7.17-metre personal best as both the African record and Nigerian record. Record status is based on the World Athletics athlete profile accessed on the research date.
World Athletics continued to list Brume as a Nigerian women's long-jump athlete with an active ranking entry. No retirement announcement was identified in the reviewed evidence; the latest accessible event ranking was dated 14 July 2026.

Biographical facts

Ese Brume is a Nigerian athlete born on 20 January 1996.
World Athletics biographical material identifies Ughelli, Nigeria, as Brume's birthplace.
She began athletics in the 400 metres before moving to the long jump and began training seriously after placing sixth at Nigeria's 2012 national championships.
Brume won African under-20 long-jump titles in 2013 and 2015.
She won African Championships long-jump titles in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2024, becoming the first athlete to win four titles in the event at the championships.
Her legal long-jump personal best is 7.17 metres, achieved in Chula Vista on 29 May 2021; World Athletics lists it as the African and Nigerian record.
Nigeria's 2014 national-honours list named Ese Brume a Member of the Order of the Niger.