Yakubu Adesokan

{{short description|Nigerian Paralympic powerlifter}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}}

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| name = Yakubu Adesokan

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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|16 July 1979}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's powerlifting }}

{{MedalCompetition| Paralympic Games }}

{{MedalGold| 2012 London | −48 kg }}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 2014 Dubai | −49 kg}}

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Yakubu Adesokan (born 16 July, 1979) is a Nigerian powerlifter.

{{cite web

|title= Yakubu Adesokan

|publisher= London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

|url= http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athlete/adesokan-yakubu-5511777/

|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130516050554/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athlete/adesokan-yakubu-5511777/

|archivedate= 16 May 2013

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At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the men's 48 kg powerlifting event, lifting {{convert|180|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}.

{{cite web

|title= Men's -48 kg

|publisher= London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

|url= http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/powerlifting/event/men-48kg/index.html

|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130429200013/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/powerlifting/event/men-48kg/index.html

|archivedate= 29 April 2013

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