12 Facts About Olusoji Fasuba

Olusoji Adetokunbo Fasuba was born on 9 July 1984 and is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.

Olusoji Fasuba was a member of the Nigerian bronze medal winning team in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2004 Olympic Games.

Olusoji Fasuba won the silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games behind Asafa Powell and was the indoor world champion over 60 metres in 2008, becoming the first African to complete the feat.

Olusoji Fasuba's parents encouraged him to run from a young age and he was so fast that secondary schools would ask him to compete for them, even though he was of primary school age.

Olusoji Fasuba dominated the school's athletics events, winning not only the sprint events but the high jump and long jump.

Olusoji Fasuba continued his studies at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife but found the work difficult.

Olusoji Fasuba had his breakthrough year in 2003, starting with the 2003 national trials.

Olusoji Fasuba was selected for the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics and finished fourth with the Nigerian team.

However, the occasion was marred by calls for him to be banned from the Nigerian team following a misunderstanding: Olusoji Fasuba had planned to celebrate with the Nigerian flag but he had to abandon the celebration after he was called to take a drugs test.

Olusoji Fasuba is the first child of Olumide and Evelyn Olusoji Fasuba, and has a younger brother and a younger sister.

Olusoji Fasuba met Ngozi Nwokocha, a 400 metres runner, at his first national athletics training camp in 2003 and they are now married They have 1 daughter.

Olusoji Fasuba stated that the reason behind this was that he was looking for a more settled life for his family.