Olabisi Afolabi Explained

Olabisi Afolabi
Birth Date:31 October 1975
Birth Place:Ilorin, Kwara State
Nationality:Nigerian
Occupation:Track and field athlete

Olabisi ("Bisi") Afolabi (born 31st October 1975 in Ilorin, Kwara State) is a retired female track and field athlete from Nigeria, who specialized in the 400 metres 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 1999 All-Africa Games and a bronze medal from the 1995 All-Africa Games.

She is now married and has children.

Competition record

Representing
1993UniversiadeBuffalo, United States3rd4 × 400 m relay3:34.97
World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany10th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:33.12
1994African Junior ChampionshipsAlgiers, Algeriabgcolor=gold1st400 m53.59
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay46.15
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 400 m relay3:45.41
World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugalbgcolor=gold1st400 m51.97
14th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:49.16
Commonwealth GamesVictoria, Canada7th400 m52.21
4 × 400 m relayDQ
1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden25th (h)400 m51.79
6th4 × 400 m relay3:27.85
UniversiadeFukuoka, Japanbgcolor=gold1st400 m50.50
All-Africa GamesHarare, Zimbabwe3rd400 m51.53
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States13th (sf)400 m51.40
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 400 m relay3:21.04
1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France12th (sf)400 m53.33
World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece13th (sf)400 m51.44
7th4 × 400 m relay3:30.04
1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain8th (sf)400 m50.40
All-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South Africabgcolor=silver2nd400 m50.34
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia20th (qf)400 m51.87
4th4 × 400 m relay3:23.80
2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom3rd4 × 400 m relay3:29.16
2003World ChampionshipsParis, France12th (sf)400 m51.38
All-Africa GamesAbuja, Nigeria8th400 m52.77
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:27.76

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