Folashade Alice Oluwafemiayo (born 11 March 1985) is a Nigerian Paralympic powerlifter.[1]
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| Born | 11 March 1985 Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Powerlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editOluwafemiayo was born in Jos, and she is married to another Paralympic athlete, with whom she has a child.[2]
Career
editIn 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]
She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal in the heavyweight event.[8]
References
edit- ^ "OLUWATEMLAYO Folashade". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Folashade competed at 2012 Paralympics with pregnancy – Husband". The Punch. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ Efe, Ben (4 September 2012). "Nigerian breaks world record, but can't get gold". Vanguard. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Nigerian powerlifter suspended after Anti-Doping Rule Violation". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (3 December 2021). "Gu overcomes Paralympic champion to win gold at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Home of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
