Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi (born 6 January 1973),[1] also known as Femi Alabi, is a Nigerian para table tennis player and Paralympian.[2]

Femi Alabi
Personal information
Native nameAlabi Olabiyi Olufemi
Born (1973-01-06) 6 January 1973 (age 51)
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportPara table tennis
Medal record
Men's para table tennis (class 9)
Representing  Nigeria
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team C9
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Singles C9
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team C9

Career

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He represented Nigeria at the 2000 Summer Paralympics held in Sydney, Australia and he competed in table tennis. He won the bronze medal at the Men's singles 9 event.[2][3][4]

He also won the gold medal at the team event together with Tajudeen Agunbiade and Tunde Adisa.[2][4][5]

In July 2019, he qualified to represent Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan after winning the individual class 10 event at the 2019 ITTF African Para Table Tennis Championships.[2][6] He won one of the bronze medals in the men's team C9-10 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]

Achievements

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Year Competition Location Position Event
2000 Summer Paralympics Sydney, Australia 3rd Singles C9[3]
1st Team C9[5]
2021 Summer Paralympics Tokyo, Japan 3rd Team C9-10

References

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  1. ^ a b "Table Tennis Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi". ITTF Para Table Tennis. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Table Tennis at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games - Men's Singles 9". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Nigeria at the Rio 2016 Paralympics". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Table Tennis at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games - Men's Teams 9". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  6. ^ "African Championship joy for Egypt". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 4 July 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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