Education
Attended Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical university from 1989 till 1993.
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Taiwo Aladefa
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Career
She is still the school record holder in 100M hurdles (1319sec) and was 16 times National Collegiate Athletic Association All American athlete. Still ranked amongst the top 10 fastest African 100 M Hurdlers of All times. He graduated from the University of Southern California.
Achievements
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Taiwo Aladefa was a member of the first historical black college to ever win any National Collegiate Athletic Association track and field competition (1992). She won Gold at the 1995 All African games and silver medals at the 1991 All-Africa Games and the 1993 African Championships and won the 1995 All-Africa Games in a new championship record of 12.98 seconds. Her personal best time is 12.72 seconds, achieved in 1998. Taiwo Aladefa was honored with Africa Legend in Athletics award in 2011 and also Inducted into Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University Sports Hall of Fame in August 2012. Her brother Kehinde Aladefa competed in 400 metres hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics and won a silver and bronze medal at the All-Africa Games in 1995 and 1999.
Membership
She was a member of Nigeria 1996 Olympic team where she competed in 100m Hurdles.
