Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi (born 6 January 1973),[1] also known as Femi Alabi, is a Nigerian para table tennis player and Paralympian.[2]
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| Native name | Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 January 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe 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
edit| Year | Competition | Location | Position | Event |
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| 2000 | Summer Paralympics | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | Singles C9[3] |
| 1st | Team C9[5] | |||
| 2021 | Summer Paralympics | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Team C9-10 |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi". ITTF Para Table Tennis. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Alabi Olabiyi OLUFEMI at ITTF Para Table Tennis
- Alabi Olabiyi OLUFEMI at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Femi Alabi at the International Paralympic Committee
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