Para Sprinter Femita Ayanbeku On Body Positivity, Overcoming Disappointment & Her Road to Paris
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Athlete Bio#
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Height
5'7"
Age
32
Hometown
Boston, MA
Education
American International College (Springfield, Mass.)
Classification: T64
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Wendy Lorquet and Marcus Ayanbeku
- Has seven siblings: Sendy, Dolly, Kassy, Wendy, Andy, Bolaji, and Shalewa
- Lost her right leg below-the-knee after a car accident when she was 11 years old
- President and founder of a non-profit organization Limb-it-less Creations Inc. dedicated to creating awareness and providing support to the amputee community
- Introduced to the Paralympic Movement in 2015 through U.S. teammate Jerome Singleton, who she trains with at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston
- Grew up playing basketball
Paralympic Experience
- 3-time Paralympian;
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, 6th (100m T64 - Women)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 9th (200m T64 - Women), 11th (100m T64 - Women)
- Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 6th (200m T44 - Women), 12th (100m T44 - Women)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – bronze (200m T64 - Women), 4th (100m T64 - Women)
- Years of participation: 100m T64 - Women 2019; 200m T64 - Women 2019; 100m T44 - Women 2017; 200m T44 - Women 2017
- Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
- Bronze – 2019 (200m T64 - Women)
Athlete News#
These Team USA Paralympians Are Cool On And Off The Field Of Play
Members of the U.S. Paralympic Team are ready to show the world what they can do on the field, with the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 starting up on Tuesday, but often times what they do off the field is just as impressive. From advocacy to baking to car...
