Olufunke Oshonaike

Olufunke Oshonaike
Personal information
Nationality Nigeria
Born (1974-04-28) 28 April 1974
Lagos, Nigeria
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportTable Tennis
Medal record
Women's Table Tennis
Representing  Nigeria
All-Africa Games
2007 AlgiersTeam
2011 MaputoSingles
2011 MaputoDoubles
2011 MaputoMixed Doubles
2011 MaputoTeam
2015 BrazzavilleTeam
2015 BrazzavilleMixed Doubles
2007 AlgiersSingles
2007 AlgiersDoubles
2015 BrazzavilleSingles
2015 BrazzavilleDoubles

Olufunke Oshonaike, also known as Funke Oshonaike (born 28 April 1974) is a Nigerian professional table tennis player based in Hamburg, Germany.

Oshonaike started her playing career in the early 1980s, when she was very young, on Akeju Street in Shomolu, Lagos.

She attended Community Primary School, now known as Ola-Olu Primary School, Agunbiade, Shomolu, Lagos. In primary 4, she won a school competition and was honoured by the Headmaster, Mr G.O. Taiwo, on the assembly ground in front of her schoolmates.

After her primary education, she attended Igbobi Girls High School, Igbobi-Yaba; she left the school after completing SSCE to pursue her education at the University of Lagos, where she bagged a Diploma in Physical Education and thereafter pursued a professional career in Table Tennis abroad.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Oshonaike competed in the women's single division. In the preliminary round, she defeated Mariana Sahakian of Lebanon. In round 1, she was defeated by Adriana Diaz of Puerto Rico. She was the flagbearer for Nigeria during the Parade of Nations.

She competed in the women's singles at the 2020 Summer Olympics. for the 7th time having previously qualified and participated in Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016.