Folashade Oluwafemiayo

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Folashade Alice Oluwafemiayo
Personal information
Born (1985-03-11) 11 March 1985 (age 38)
Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Sport Powerlifting
Medal record
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Women's Powerlifting
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 86 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London 75 kg
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Mexico City 86 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Nur-Sultan 86 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Tbilisi 86 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Heavyweight

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

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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 competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal in the heavyweight event. [8]

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References

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