Olabisi Afolabi

Olabisi ("Bisi") Afolabi (born 31 October 1975 in Ilorin) 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.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Nigeria
1993	Universiade	Buffalo, United States	3rd	4x400 m relay	3:34.97
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	10th (h)	4x400 m relay	3:33.12
1994	African Junior Championships	Algiers, Algeria	1st	400 m	53.59
			1st	4x100 m relay	46.15
			2nd	4x400 m relay	3:45.41
	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	400 m	51.97
	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	14th (h)	4x400 m relay	3:49.16
	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	7th	400 m	52.21
	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	–	4x400 m relay	DQ
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	25th (h)	400 m	51.79
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	6th	4x400 m relay	3:27.85
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	1st	400 m	50.50
	All-Africa Games	Harare, Zimbabwe	3rd	400 m	51.53
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	13th (sf)	400 m	51.40
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	2nd	4x400 m relay	3:21.04
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	12th (sf)	400 m	53.33
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	13th (sf)	400 m	51.44
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	7th	4x400 m relay	3:30.04
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	8th (sf)	400 m	50.40
1999	All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa	2nd	400 m	50.34
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	20th (qf)	400 m	51.87
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	4th	4x400 m relay	3:23.80
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	3rd	4x400 m relay	3:29.16
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	12th (sf)	400 m	51.38
	All-Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria	8th	400 m	52.77
	All-Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria	1st	4x400 m relay	3:27.76

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