OMOLAYO Bose

Nigeria

Powerlifting

Date of Birth: 1 Feb 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Female

Sport Class: PWL

Place of birth: LAGOS

Birth Country:

Nigeria

Place of residence : LAGOS

Residence Country:

Nigeria

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Powerlifting	Women's -79 kg	1

Records

Record	Event	Mark	Date	Location
PR	Women's -79 kg Final	141 kg	29 August, 2021	Tokyo (JPN)

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo International Forum	Women's -79 kg Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	-79 kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	138
World Championships
1	-79 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	142.0
2	-79 kg	2017	Mexico City, MEX	129.0
Commonwealth Games
2	Women's Bench Press Heavyweight	2014	Glasgow, GBR	113.4

Hobbies:

Dancing. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Husband Sunday, three children

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Delta Force [Nigeria]

Coach:

Feyisetan Are [national]

Debut:

2014 for Nigeria (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

Start:

She took up the sport in 2007 in Lagos, Nigeria. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

Reason:

She was working as a hairdresser and powerlifting coach Feyisetan Are came into her shop and encouraged her to try the sport. "I eventually decided to go. When I got there I saw people like me lifting weights so I changed, got on the bench and gave it a try. I lifted the weight easily and another 40kg was added which I also lifted so I was surprised I was able to do that easily on my first day. But when I got home I had aches all over my body. However, I didn't stop going so that was how I started full training." (aclsports.com, 12 Mar 2019)

Ambition:

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (aclsports.com, 12 Mar 2019)

Memorable:

Winning silver in the bench press heavyweight category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (SportsDeskOnline, 30 Apr 2021; Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

Hero:

Nigerian Para powerlifter Victoria Nneji. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

Influence:

Nigerian Para powerlifter Victoria Nneji. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

General Interest

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (punchng.com, 01 Apr 2017)

Impairment Details
Her impairment is a result of the effects of polio. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

General
FROM HAIRDRESSING TO POWERLIFTING
She started working as a hairdresser at age 15 in Lagos, Nigeria and went on to open her own salon. In 2012 she then decided to focus on pursuing a Para powerlifting career. "I have been a hairdresser and it still continues to be my passion. I love fashion and can do several types of hair styles like braiding, weaving, twinning and fixing. I have done that all my life. But powerlifting gave a new meaning to my life. People recognise me back home and want to be like me. This makes me proud." (punchng.com, 08 Nov 2020, 01 Apr 2017; paralympic.org, 24 Jul 2019)

Legend

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

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