Ola Abidogun

Ola Abidogun
Born	(1993-08-03) August 3, 1993 Ilford, London, England
Occupation	Sprinter
Known for	Paralympic bronze medalist in T46 100m sprint

Ola Abidogun (born 3 August 1993) is a British sprinter competing in the T46 classification. He represented England during the 2010 Commonwealth Games and secured a bronze medal in the 100m event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Throughout his career, he has achieved several junior-level medals and earned a silver at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships.

Early life

Abidogun’s birthplace is Ilford, located in London.

Career

Abidogun began his competitive journey in 2008 at the DSE Junior Championships. At the 2010 IWAS World Junior Championships, he attained gold in the 100m and silver in the 200m. Competing for England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he recorded personal best times of 11.37 seconds in the heats and improved to 11.32 seconds during the semifinals of the T46 100m, ultimately finishing fifth in the final round.

Despite not being selected for the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, he maintained his success at junior level by medaling again at that year’s IWAS World Junior Championships. His debut in adult competition came at the 2011 Paralympic World Cup, where he won silver in the 100m and claimed gold in the 200m, marking him as an emerging sprint talent for Great Britain. By the end of that year, his global rankings placed him eighth in the 100m and tenth in the 200m.

At the London 2012 Paralympic Games, Abidogun represented Great Britain and earned bronze in the T46 100m after winning his heat with a time of 11.21 seconds. During the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships held in Lyon, he finished fifth in the T47 100m and seventh in the 200m events.

At Swansea’s 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships, he secured a silver medal in the T47 100m with a time of 11.38 seconds and narrowly missed a medal by placing fourth in the 200m.

In June 2022, Abidogun was selected for England’s athletics team to compete at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, participating in the T47 100m discipline.

Personal life

Abidogun is an amputee with one arm and is pursuing legal studies at Nottingham Trent University. His parents, Pastors Kenny and Kemi, lead Christ the Vine Church near Manchester, which he frequently attends.