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Ola Abidogun

Ola Abidogun, English sprinter

Born
August 3, 1993
Age in 2026
33
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1993

About Ola Abidogun

Ola Abidogun (born 3 August 1993) is a British athlete who competes in T46 sprinting events. He competed for England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and was part of the British team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics where he took bronze in the 100m sprint. He has won multiple medals at the junior level and as a senior won a silver in the 2014 European Championships. == Early life == Abidogun was born in Ilford, London. == Career == In 2008 he began competing at the DSE Junior Championships. He competed at the 2010 IWAS World Junior Championships in Olomouc, Czech Republic, where he won the gold medal in the 100m event of his disability sport classification, and the silver medal in the 200m competition. He was chosen for the English team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. In his T46 100m heat he ran a time of 11.37, and then 11.32 in the semi-final, both of which were personal bests. He placed fifth in the final. Abidogun wasn't selected for the British team at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, but instead was selected for the 2011 IWAS World Junior Championships and won the same medals as he had in the previous year.

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Career and life highlights

Ola Abidogun timeline

  1. He competed at the 2010 IWAS World Junior Championships in Olomouc, Czech Republic, where he won the gold medal in the 100m event of his disability sport classification, and the silver medal in the 200m competition.
  2. Abidogun wasn't selected for the British team at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, but instead was selected for the 2011 IWAS World Junior Championships and won the same medals as he had in the previous year.
  3. Abidogun made his debut at the 2012 Summer Paralympics by qualifying for the final of the T46 men's 100m, finishing first in his heat with a time of 11:21secs.
  4. He has won multiple medals at the junior level and as a senior won a silver in the 2014 European Championships.

The world when Ola Abidogun was born

Ola Abidogun was born in 1993. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1993

  • #1 song"I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston
  • Top movieSchindler's List
  • Top TV show60 Minutes
  • Best-selling bookThe Client – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMichael Jordan retires (first time) to play baseball
  • Top headlineWorld Trade Center bombing
  • Technology milestoneMosaic browser makes the web accessible to everyone
  • Defining fadBeanie Babies (early)
  • Notable inventionMosaic web browser
  • World population5.53 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championToronto Blue Jays (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population257.8M

1993 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ola Abidogun's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19932026
Gas$1.11$3.45/gal
Average home$104,000$435,000
Average income$38,651$67,500
Minimum wage$4.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.14$11.95
Postage stamp$0.29$0.73
Population257.8M341 million

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