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Iyabo Ismaila

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Iyabo Ismaila is a Nigerian powerlifter who competed at the Paralympic Games, the multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities. She represented Nigeria at the 2000 Summer Paralympics and again at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. Her best result came in 2000, when she won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg event. At the 2004 Games she moved up to the women's 52 kg event, where she did not record a mark. The Wikipedia article on her is short and links to her profile at the International Paralympic Committee, which holds her official results record.

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Gender
Female 1
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1 1
Gold Medals
1 1
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Para or Adaptive 1
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Iyabo Ismaila is a Nigerian Paralympic powerlifter.
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    Iyabo Ismaila is a Nigerian Paralympic powerlifter.
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    she won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg event in 2000.
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    she won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg event in 2000.
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