Folashade Oluwafemiayo

Folashade Alice Oluwafemiayo (born 11 March 1985) is a Nigerian Paralympian athlete.[1]

Folashade Alice Oluwafemiayo
Personal information
Born (1985-03-11) 11 March 1985
Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
SportPowerlifting
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Women's Powerlifting
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 86 kg
Silver medal – second place2012 London75 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Mexico City86 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Nur-Sultan86 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Tbilisi86 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamHeavyweight

Personal life

Oluwafemiayo was born in Jos, and she is married to another Paralympic athlete, with whom she has a child.[2]

Career

In 2012, Oluwafemiayo won silver medal in the women's 75kg category at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, breaking the world record in the process.[3] She also won gold medal at the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships in Mexico.[2] However, she was suspended a year later for breaking anti-doping laws.[4]

In 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[5][6] At this event, she also set a new world record of 152.5 kg.[7]

She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal in the heavyweight event.[8]

References
  1. "OLUWATEMLAYO Folashade". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. "Folashade competed at 2012 Paralympics with pregnancy – Husband". The Punch. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. Efe, Ben (4 September 2012). "Nigerian breaks world record, but can't get gold". Vanguard. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. "Nigerian powerlifter suspended after Anti-Doping Rule Violation". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. "Tbilisi 2021: Folashade Oluwafemiayo smashes world record again". Paralympic.org. 3 December 2021. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  6. Pavitt, Michael (3 December 2021). "Gu overcomes Paralympic champion to win gold at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  7. "2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  8. "Home of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.