Taiwo Aladefa

{{short description|Nigerian hurdler}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}} {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalSport|Women's athletics}} {{MedalCountry|{{NGR}}}} {{MedalCompetition|African Championships}} {{MedalSilver|1993 Durban|100 m hurdles}} {{MedalBottom}} '''Taiwo Aladefa '''{{Audio|LL-Q34311 (yor)-Tunmise123-Taiwo Aladefa.wav|Listen|help=no}} (born 19 December 1971) is a retired Nigerian 100 m hurdler. She attended Alabama A&M university from 1989 until 1993. She is the school record holder in 100M hurdles (13.19sec) and was a 16 time NCAA All American athlete. Aladefa was a member of the first historically black college to ever win any NCAA track and field competition (1992). She competed in the women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/taiwo-aladefa-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103920/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/taiwo-aladefa-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Taiwo Aladefa Olympic Results |accessdate=30 September 2017}}</ref>

She is still ranked amongst the top 10 fastest African 100 M Hurdlers of all time. She won gold at the 1995 All African games and silver medals at the 1991 All-Africa Games and the 1993 African Championships<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afc.htm African Championships] - GBR Athletics {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226115712/http://gbrathletics.com/ic/afc.htm |date=26 December 2010 }}</ref> and won the 1995 All-Africa Games in a new championship record of 12.98 seconds.<ref name="AFG">[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afg.htm All-Africa Games] - GBR Athletics {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602123213/http://gbrathletics.com/ic/afg.htm |date=2 June 2009 }}</ref>

Taiwo Aladefa was honored with Africa Legend in Athletics award in 2011 and also inducted into Alabama A&M University Sports Hall of Fame in August 2012. Her brother Kehinde Aladefa competed in 400 metres hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics<ref>[http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/stathmh4.html#1996 Athletics - men's 400 m hurdles] - Full Olympians</ref> and won a silver and bronze medal at the All-Africa Games in 1995 and 1999.<ref name="AFG"/> He graduated from the University of Southern California.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

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==External links== *{{World Athletics||name=Taiwo Aladefa-Darden}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aladefa, Taiwo}} Category:1971 births Category:Living people Category:Nigerian women hurdlers Category:African Games gold medalists for Nigeria Category:African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:African Games silver medalists for Nigeria Category:African Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:African Games athletes for Nigeria Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Nigeria Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 All-Africa Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 All-Africa Games Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Nigeria Category:Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade Category:Nigerian twins Category:Opposite-sex twins Category:20th-century Nigerian sportswomen Category:Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs track and field athletes