Bose Omolayo (born 1 February 1989) is a Nigerian

powerlifter Powerlifting is a competitive strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight singl ...

. She won the gold medal in the women's 79kg event at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the Inte ...

held in Tokyo, Japan. A few months later, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia. At this event, she also set a new world record of 144 kg. She competed in the women's +61kg event at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwea ...

where she won a silver medal. She competed at the games again in

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where she won a silver medal in the women's heavyweight event.

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* 1989 births Living people Nigerian female weightlifters Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Nigeria Nigerian female powerlifters African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games gold medalists in weightlifting People from Igbuzo Sportspeople from Delta State Powerlifters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 2015 African Games Powerlifters at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Powerlifters at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Paralympic powerlifters for Nigeria Nigerian powerlifters Paralympic gold medalists for Nigeria Paralympic silver medalists for Nigeria Paralympic medalists in powerlifting 21st-century Nigerian sportswomen Powerlifters at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in powerlifting Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{Nigeria-weightlifting-bio-stub