Meet Tinuke Oyediran, a Nigerian-British Professional Skater who Recently Broke Two New Guinness World Records
Nigerian-British professional roller-skater, Tinuke’s Orbit, also known as Tinuke Oyediran recently broke the record for ‘most cartwheels on roller skates’ in one minute with 30 and ‘the most spins on e-skates’ in one minute with 70; in celebration of Guinness World Records Day 2020.
November 18th, 2020 marked the 16th annual Guinness World Records Day (GWR Day), a celebration of record-breaking involving thousands of people from across the globe.
Tinuke Oyediran, who is a circus performer and professional skating teacher advanced with her skills through hard work and persistence, Tinuke set many targets for herself, using her record progress attempts as a motivation to get better and achieve her goal.
A super elated Tinuke comments on her pioneering world records. She said,
“Achieving both of these records has made my lockdown dreams a reality! For anyone who has struggled with lockdown like I did, setting yourself a challenge really can help you get through and I encourage everyone to just go for it. I never thought I would be standing here now with two Guinness World Records titles at the end of this year, so I’m so pleased that the practise paid off.”
Tinuke further described her cartwheel record as ‘hardcore,’ because it mostly relies on the super-strength of her upper body. Tinuke said that she had to put her entire body weight plus another 5kg due to the weight of her skates onto one arm throughout her attempt to complete the cartwheel motion.
Tinuke explained that in order to be able to do this, she had practised consistently once a week. She noted that practising more than once weekly or more often could cause pain and put a lot of strain on the muscles.
Since the e-skate spins use a whole different muscle group, Tinuke disclosed that she relies on her inner thighs to be able to do the 360-degree spin trick. In order to spin, she has to bring her legs together tightly and keep them there, whilst pushing her toes forward on one foot and pushing back on her heel with the other.
Tinuke kickstarted her roller-skating career in a show called Starlight Express, a show she described as ‘the most ‘80s glam rock musical on roller skates you have ever seen! It is fab.’ Tinuke was on the show for two years in Germany before returning to London, where she later joined a group called Marawa’s Majorettes, also Guinness World Records title holders.