Folashade Oluwafemiayo

Folashade Alice Oluwafemiayo
Personal information
Born (1985-03-11) 11 March 1985
Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
SportPowerlifting
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Women's Powerlifting
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo86 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Paris+86 kg
Silver medal – second place2012 London75 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Mexico City86 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Nur-Sultan86 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Tbilisi86 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Cairo+86 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamHeavyweight
Gold medal – first place2026 GlasgowHeavyweight

Folashade Alice Oluwafemiayo (born 11 March 1985) is a Nigerian Paralympic powerlifter.[1]

Personal life

Oluwafemiayo was born in Jos, and she is married to another Paralympic athlete, 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] She returned in the +86 kg classification in 2025 in Cairo, to win her fourth overall world title.

She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal in the heavyweight event, and retained the title four years later at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "OLUWATEMLAYO Folashade". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. 1 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. Lagos, Nigeria. 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.
  8. ↑ "Home of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
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