Folashade Oluwafemiayo

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Folashade Alice Oluwafemiayo
Personal information
NationalityNigerian
Born1985 (age 36–37)
Jos, Plateau State
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 place 2012 London 75 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mexico City 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nur-Sultan 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tbilisi 86 kg

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

Personal life[]

Oluwafemiayo was born in Jos, and she is married to a male paralympic, 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]

References[]

  1. ^ "OLUWATEMLAYO Folashade". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "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.

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