Olabisi ("Bisi") Afolabi (born 31 October 1975 in

Ilorin Ilorin is the List of capitals of states of Nigeria, capital city of Kwara State in Western Nigeria.. Retrieved 18 February 2007 As of the 2006 census, it had a population of 777,667, making it the List of Nigerian cities by population, 7th ...

) is a retired female

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athlete from

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, who specialized in the

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during her career. She was a member of the Nigerian team that won the silver medal in the 1996 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay. She won the World Junior Championships in 1994. She also has a silver medal from the

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and a bronze medal from the

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. She is now married and has children.

Competition record

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1975 births Nigerian female sprinters Olympic athletes of Nigeria Olympic silver medalists for Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Nigeria Living people People from Ilorin Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games silver medalists for Nigeria African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games Universiade gold medalists for Nigeria Universiade bronze medalists for Nigeria Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Nigerian women {{Nigeria-Olympic-medalist-stub