Omolade Akinremi

Omolade "Lade" Akinremi listenⓘ(born 13 September 1974) is a retired Nigerian hurdler. She competed in the women's 400 metres hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Akinremi was an All-American runner for the Arizona State Sun Devils track and field team, finishing runner-up in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1995 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[2] Her sisters Omotayo "Tayo" Akinremi and Christy "Taiye" Akinremi were also athletes.[3] They all ran for the Alabama A&M Bulldogs before transferring to the Arizona State Sun Devils program.[4][5]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Nigeria
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 3rd 400m hurdles 56.97
1st (h)[6] 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.56
African Championships Cairo, Egypt 3rd 400 m 57.97
1991 All-Africa Games Cairo, Egypt 2nd 400 m hurdles 58.16
1992 African Championships Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius 3rd 400 m 53.14
3rd 400 m hurdles 57.43
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 7th 400 m hurdles 58.47
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:34.97
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 10th (sf) 400 m 53.20
– 4 × 400 m relay DQ
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 25th (h) 400 m 51.79
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.85
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 4th 400 m hurdles 56.11
All-Africa Games Harare, Zimbabwe 1st 400 m hurdles 56.1
1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 6th 400 m hurdles 59.53
2003 All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 1st 400 m hurdles 56.98
2004 African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 7th 400 m hurdles 59.08

Personal bests

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lade Akinremi Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. ^ "400 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Nigeria: Akinremi Raises Alarm: 'Nigerian Athletes Not Serious With Education'". allafrica.com. vanguardngr.com. Omotayo and Omolade Akinremi, like senior sister Christy, are also into hurdles. Omotayo even does the 400m and the relay.
  4. ^ "Track & Field Women's Outdoor Records". thesundevils.com. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  5. ^ "The NCAA News Volume 29 Number 23" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletics Association.
  6. ^ Disqualified in the final.



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