Olabisi Afolabi

Olabisi ("Bisi") Afolabi (born 31 October 1975 in Ilorin, Kwara State) is a retired female track and field athlete from Nigeria, who specialized in the 400 metres during her career. She was a member of the Nigerian team that won the silver medal in the 1996 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay.

Olabisi Afolabi
Born31 October 1975
Ilorin, Kwara State
NationalityNigerian
Occupation(s)Track and field athlete

She won the World Junior Championships in 1994. She also has a silver medal from the 1999 All-Africa Games and a bronze medal from the 1995 All-Africa Games.

She is now married and has children.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Nigeria
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:34.97
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 10th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.12
1994 African Junior Championships Algiers, Algeria 1st 400 m 53.59
1st 4 × 100 m relay 46.15
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:45.41
World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 1st 400 m 51.97
14th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:49.16
Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 7th 400 m 52.21
4 × 400 m relay DQ
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 25th (h) 400 m 51.79
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.85
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 1st 400 m 50.50
All-Africa Games Harare, Zimbabwe 3rd 400 m 51.53
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 13th (sf) 400 m 51.40
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:21.04
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 12th (sf) 400 m 53.33
World Championships Athens, Greece 13th (sf) 400 m 51.44
7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.04
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 8th (sf) 400 m 50.40
All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 2nd 400 m 50.34
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 20th (qf) 400 m 51.87
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:23.80
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.16
2003 World Championships Paris, France 12th (sf) 400 m 51.38
All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 8th 400 m 52.77
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.76


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