Folashade Oluwafemiayo

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

Folashade Alice Oluwafemiayo
Personal information
NationalityNigerian
Born1985 (age 35–36)
Jos, Plateau State
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
SportPowerlifting
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Women's Powerlifting
Paralympic Games
2020 Tokyo 86 kg
2012 London75 kg
World Championships
2017 Mexico City86 kg
2019 Nur-Sultan86 kg
2021 Tbilisi86 kg

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]

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.
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