Ola Abidogun (born 3 August 1993) is a British athlete who competes in T46 sprinting events. He competed for England at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

, and was part of the British team at the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

where he took bronze in the 100m sprint. He has won multiple medals at the junior level and as a senior won a silver in the 2014 European Championships.

Early life

Abidogun was born in Ilford, London.

Career

In 2008 he began competing at the DSE Junior Championships. He competed at the 2010 IWAS World Junior Championships in Olomouc, Czech Republic, where he won the gold medal in the 100m event of his disability sport classification, and the silver medal in the 200m competition. He was chosen for the English team at the

. In his T46 100m heat he ran a time of 11.37, and then 11.32 in the semi-final, both of which were personal bests. He placed fifth in the final. Abidogun wasn't selected for the British team at the

2011 IPC Athletics World Championships The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 to 30, 2011. Athletes with a disability competed, and the Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Ove1000 athlet ...

, but instead was selected for the 2011 IWAS World Junior Championships and won the same medals as he had in the previous year. In adult competition, he won silver in the 100m and gold in the 200m at the Paralympic World Cup in May. It had been his début at a World Cup event, and Channel 4 would later describe his performance as announcing "himself as a new GB sprint star". He finished 2011 ranked eighth in the world in the 100m and tenth in the 200m. He was selected for the British team for the

in London, to compete in both the T46 100m and 200m. Abidogun made his debut at the

by qualifying for the final of the T46 men's 100m, finishing first in his heat with a time of 11:21secs. He won a bronze medal in the final. At the IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon in 2013, Abidogun competed in both the T47 100m and 200m. He finished 5th in the 100m and 7th in the 200m in France. Abidogun competed at the IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea in 2014. He won the European silver medal in the T47 100m in a time of 11.38. He had to settle for 4th place in the 200m as he was just edged out of a spot on the podium once more. In June 2022, he was named in the 72-member squad selected to represent England in athletics at the

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in Birmingham. He will compete in the T47 100m.

Personal life

Abidogun is a single arm amputee. Abidogun is currently studying law at Nottingham Trent University. His parents Pastors Kenny and Kemi run Christ the Vine Church based in the Manchester Area which he regularly attends.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abidogun, Ola Living people 1993 births Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Ilford Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic athletes for Great Britain English amputees Athletes from London Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain English male sprinters English sportspeople of Nigerian descent Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Commonwealth Games competitors for England Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships