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

Personal life

Oluwafemiayo was born in Jos, and she is married to another Paralympic athlete, with whom she has a child.

Folashade Oluwafemiayo

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. She also won gold medal at the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships in Mexico. However, she was suspended a year later for breaking anti-doping laws.

Folashade Oluwafemiayo

In 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia. At this event, she also set a new world record of 152.5 kg.

Folashade Oluwafemiayo

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

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1985 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Jos

Paralympic medalists in powerlifting

Paralympic gold medalists for Nigeria

Paralympic silver medalists for Nigeria

Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Powerlifters at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Powerlifters at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

20th-century Nigerian women

21st-century Nigerian women

Powerlifters at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Nigeria

Commonwealth Games medallists in powerlifting

Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games