Oludamola Osayomi

Oludamola Osayomi
Oludamola Osayomi at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1986-06-26) 26 June 1986 (age 38)
Ilesha, Osun State
Medal record
Oludamola Osayomi
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Nigeria
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 4×100 m relay
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Addis Ababa 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2008 Addis Ababa 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2010 Nairobi 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Nairobi 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Addis Ababa 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Nairobi 100 m
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Algiers 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 Algiers 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Maputo 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Maputo 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Maputo 4x100 m

Oludamola Bolanle ("Damola") Osayomi (born 26 June 1986 in Ilesha, Osun State) is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.[1] She is a four-time gold medallist at the African Championships in Athletics and won an Olympic silver medal with Nigeria in the 4×100 metres relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She also won the 100 and 200 m sprints at the 2007 All-Africa Games.

Her personal best for the 100 m is 10.99 seconds, set in São Paulo in 2011.[2] She studied business administration at the University of Texas at El Paso and represented the school in athletics in 2006.[3] She was the original winner of the 100 m at the 2010 Commonwealth Games but was stripped of her title and banned after her doping test came back positive for the stimulant methylhexanamine.

  1. ^ "Athlete biography: Oludamola Osayomi". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
  2. ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (23 May 2011). Maggi and Chambers the standouts in São Paulo. IAAF. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Oludamola Osayomi". UTEP Athletics. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.