OLUWAFEMIAYO Folashade

Nigeria

Powerlifting

Date of Birth: 11 Mar 1985

Age: 36

Gender: Female

Sport Class: PWL

Place of birth: JOS

Birth Country:

Nigeria

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Powerlifting	Women's -86 kg	1

Records

Record	Event	Mark	Date	Location
WR	Women's -86 kg Final	152 kg	30 August, 2021	Tokyo (JPN)
PR	Women's -86 kg Final	152 kg	30 August, 2021	Tokyo (JPN)

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo International Forum	Women's -86 kg Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
2	-75 kg	2012	London, GBR	146
World Championships
1	-86 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	150.0
1	-86 kg	2017	Mexico City, MEX	140.0

Hobbies:

Dancing, singing. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Computing

Family:

Husband Tolulope, one child

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

Feyisetan Are [national]

Debut:

2011 for Nigeria (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

Start:

She began powerlifting in 1999 in Plateau State, Nigeria. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

Reason:

"I had a passion for it." (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

Memorable:

Winning silver in the 75kg category at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (SportsDeskOnline, 30 Apr 2021; Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

Hero:

Nigerian Para powerlifter Ruel Ishaku. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

Influence:

Nigerian Para powerlifter Ruel Ishaku. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

General Interest

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

Impairment Details
Her impairment is a result of the effects of polio. "I fell sick when I was age three, I was taken to hospital and injected. That was how I became impaired." (punchng.com, 08 Nov 2020; Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

General
SANCTION
In 2013 she received a two-year ban after testing positive for the banned masking agent furosemide at the 2013 World Cup event in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She was stripped of her gold medal in the 79kg category at the event and her world record lift of 125kg was also voided. The suspension ran from April 2013 to April 2015. (paralympic.org, 17 Jun 2013; oldwebsite.paralympic.org, 28 Feb 2013; bestchoicesports.com.ng, 18 Jul 2019)

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
PR:: Paralympic Record
WR:: World Record

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