ADESOKAN Yakubu

Nigeria
Powerlifting
16 Jul 1979
42
Male
PWL
IBADAN
 
Nigeria

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
PWL Powerlifting Men's -49 kg 4

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo International Forum
Men's -49 kg Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
1-48 kg2012London, GBR180
World Championships
1-49 kg2014Dubai, UAE181.0
3-49 kg2017Mexico City, MEX175.0
6-49 kg2019Nur-Sultan, KAZ150.0
Commonwealth Games
1Men's Bench Press2010Delhi, IND215.1
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Music. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)
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English
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Oyo State Sports Council [Nigeria]
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Feyisetan Are [national]
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2010 for Nigeria (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)
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He fractured his shoulder blade at the 2004 National Sports Festival in Abuja, Nigeria. (punchng.com, 08 Sep 2012)
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He began powerlifting at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan, Nigeria. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019; ngrguardiannews.com, 18 Sep 2015)
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A powerlifting coach encouraged him to take up the sport because of his physique. (punchng.com, 08 Sep 2012)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (maravipost.com, 16 Feb 2019)
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Winning gold in the 48kg category at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)
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Nigerian Para powerlifter Lucy Ejike. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)
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Nigerian Para powerlifter Ruel Ishiaku. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)
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In 2012 he was named Member of the Order of the Niger [MON] and received a financial reward from the Oyo State Government in recognition of his gold medal-winning performance at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. The Oluyole local government also named a street after him in 2012 and made him the sports ambassador for the council. (sportsdayonline.com, 20 Mar 2014; thisdaylive.com, 04 Mar 2013, 13 Oct 2012)

General Interest

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

Impairment Details
He has paraplegia as a result of the effects of polio. He contracted the illness at age two. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

General
MISSING OUT ON RIO
He was unable to compete at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after missing the registration deadline because of his late arrival at the Games. "I trained harder for the Rio Paralympics than the London 2012 Paralympics, but I missed out because of a small mistake that happened between some top officials and us. We got to the Paralympics a bit late and they said we were too late to process our way in." (playthegame.org, 02 Nov 2016)

CAREER-THREATENING INJURY
He fractured his shoulder blade at his first national competition - the 2004 National Sports Festival in Abuja, Nigeria. He considered quitting the sport to focus on his shoe-making business and faced pressure from his family to stop. However, he used his life savings to pay for the treatment of his injury and carried on competing as a powerlifter. (punchng.com, 08 Sep 2012)

Legend
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Bronze Medal Event
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