Folashade Oluwafemiayo
Nigerian Paralympic athlete (born 1985)
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
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]
She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal in the heavyweight event.[8]
