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

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athlete.

Personal life

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

Career

In 2012, Oluwafemiayo won silver medal in the women's 75kg category at the

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, breaking the world record in the process. She also won gold medal at the 2017

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in Mexico. However, she was suspended a year later for breaking anti-doping laws. 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. She competed at the

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where she won a gold medal in the

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event.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oluwafemiayo, Folashade 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