Ola Abidogun

Ola Abidogun (born 3 August 1993) is a British athlete who competes in T46 sprinting events. He competed for England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and was part of the British team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics where he took bronze in the 100m sprint. He has won multiple medals at the junior level and as a senior won a silver in the 2014 European Championships.

Ola Abidogun
Abidogun at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1993-08-03) 3 August 1993
Ilford, London, England
Sport
Country Great Britain
 England
SportT46 athletics
Event(s)100m and 200m
ClubHorwich RMI Athletics Club
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 London100m T46
IPC European Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 Swansea 100m – T47
Updated on 29 August 2914.

Early life

Abidogun was born in Ilford, London.[1][2]

Career

In 2008 he began competing at the DSE Junior Championships.[1] He competed at the 2010 IWAS World Junior Championships in Olomouc, Czech Republic, where he won the gold medal in the 100m event of his disability sport classification, and the silver medal in the 200m competition. He was chosen for the English team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. In his T46 100m heat he ran a time of 11.37, and then 11.32 in the semi-final, both of which were personal bests.[3] He placed fifth in the final.[1]

Abidogun wasn't selected for the British team at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships,[4] but instead was selected for the 2011 IWAS World Junior Championships and won the same medals as he had in the previous year.[4]

In adult competition, he won silver in the 100m and gold in the 200m at the Paralympic World Cup in May.[4] It had been his début at a World Cup event,[5] and Channel 4 would later describe his performance as announcing "himself as a new GB sprint star".[6] He finished 2011 ranked eighth in the world in the 100m and tenth in the 200m.[4] He was selected for the British team for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, to compete in both the T46 100m and 200m.[7]

Abidogun made his debut at the 2012 Summer Paralympics by qualifying for the final of the T46 men's 100m, finishing first in his heat with a time of 11:21secs. He won a bronze medal in the final.[8]

At the IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon in 2013, Abidogun competed in both the T47 100m and 200m. He finished 5th in the 100m and 7th in the 200m in France.

Abidogun competed at the IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea in 2014. He won the European silver medal in the T47 100m in a time of 11.38. He had to settle for 4th place in the 200m as he was just edged out of a spot on the podium once more.

In June 2022, he was named in the 72-member squad selected to represent England in athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. He will compete in the T47 100m.[9]

Personal life

Abidogun is a single arm amputee.[8] Abidogun is currently studying law at Nottingham Trent University. His parents Pastors Kenny and Kemi run Christ the Vine Church based in the Manchester Area which he regularly attends.[10]

References
  1. "Ola Abidogun". Paralympics.org.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  2. "Britain names Paralympic Track and Field Athletes for London". Paralympic.org. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  3. "Commonwealth Games 2010: Mark Lewis-Francis scrapes into men's 100 metres final". The Daily Telegraph. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  4. "Horwich ace can be 2012 surprise guy". The Bolton News. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  5. Baxter, Trevor (23 May 2011). "Paralympic World Cup: World Champions in town". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  6. "Sportsmanship, celebrity endorsements and super-cool dads". Channel 4. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  7. "Liz Nicholl reaction to final ParalympicsGB announcement". UK Sport. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  8. "Paralympics 2012: Great Britain athletes on Day Eight". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  9. "Team England athletes selected for Birmingham". Team England. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  10. "Christ The Vine Ministries". Christ The Vine Ministries. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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