Folashade Abugan

Folashade Abigeal Abugan (born 17 December 1990) is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She was the 400 m bronze medalist at the 2007 All-Africa Games and improved to the silver medal at the 2008 African Championships, where she set a personal best time of 50.89 seconds. She won gold medals at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics and the 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships.

Folashade Abugan
Personal information
Full nameFolashade Abigeal Abugan
Nationality Nigeria
Born (1990-12-17) 17 December 1990
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Nigeria
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2006 Melbourne4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2014 Glasgow4x400 m relay
African Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Algiers4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2007 Algiers400 m
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 Addis Ababa4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2010 Nairobi4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2014 Marrakech400 m
Gold medal – first place2014 Marrakech4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2008 Addis Ababa400 m
Bronze medal – third place2010 Nairobi400 m
Updated on 27 August 2016.

She appeared at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi and won two silver medals for Nigeria in the 400 m and in 4x400 m relay. However, Abugan was disqualified and banned after failing a drugs test and testing positive for testosterone prohormone in her 'A' sample. She waived the right to have her B sample analysed.[1]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Nigeria
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.83
World Junior Championships Beijing, China 8th 400 m 52.87
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.84 AJR
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 3rd 400 m 51.44 PB
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.74
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2nd 400 m 50.89 PB
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.07
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st 400 m 51.84
2009 African Junior Athletics Championships Bambous, Mauritius 1st 400 m 52.02 CR
DQ 4 × 400 m
2010 Commonwealth Games New Delhi, India DQ 400 m
DQ 4 × 400 m

References
  1. Commonwealth Games 2010: Third Nigerian tests positive. BBC Sport (2010-10-15). Retrieved on 2010-11-27.


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