Moriam Seun Adigun (born 3 January 1987,

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) is a Nigerian–American bobsledder, and track and field runner who specializes in the

100 metres hurdles The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first hurdle is ...

. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but did not qualify from her heat. In 2016, Seun Adigun founded the

Nigerian bobsled team The Nigeria bobsled team or Nigerian bobsleigh team, represents Nigeria in bobsledding. The first team was established in 2016 by Seun Adigun, as a women's team for the 2-women event. In 2017, they qualified to be the first Nigerians at the Wint ...

. She represented Nigeria at the

2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi ...

in two-women

bobsled Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Fede ...

, becoming part of the first-ever Winter Olympians from the country. Seun Adigun was the first ever African athlete who participated both in Summer and Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Adigun is a first cousin once removed of

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Hakeem Olajuwon Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (; ; born January 21, 1963), nicknamed "the Dream", is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Houston Rockets a ...

International competitions

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* * * * * 1987 births Living people African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria Nigerian female hurdlers Olympic athletes for Nigeria American sportspeople of Nigerian descent People from Algonquin, Illinois Sportspeople from Kane County, Illinois Sportspeople from the Chicago metropolitan area Track and field athletes from Illinois World Athletics Championships athletes for Nigeria Nigerian female bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Nigeria Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games Houston Cougars women's track and field athletes University of Houston alumni Homewood-Flossmoor High School alumni 21st-century Nigerian women {{US-bobsleigh-bio-stub Yoruba people Yoruba sportspeople Yoruba sportswomen