Seun Adigun

Moriam Seun Adigun (born 3 January 1987, Chicago)^[1] is a Nigerian–American chiropractor, bobsledder, and former runner who specialized in the 100 metres hurdles.

Seun Adigun

Seun Adigun in 2022
Personal information
National team	Nigeria
Born	(1987-01-03) 3 January 1987 (age 38) Chicago, Illinois, United States
Education	Texas Chiropractic College University of Houston Evanston Township High School Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Sport
Sport	Running
Event	Hurdles
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Nigeria African Games 2011 Maputo 100 m hurdles African Championships 2010 Nairobi 100 m hurdles

Early life and education

Adigun was born in Chicago, USA. As a child she played many sports including flag football and tennis, and participated in basketball and track and field when she was in high school. She got a scholarship to the University of Houston and participated for their women's track and field team for all four of her undergraduate years. She ended her college sports career with a bronze medal at the NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship. Adigun graduated from Houston with a degree in exercise science with a concentration in health professions and a minor in psychology. She went on to obtain a master's degree in physical education.^[2] She also obtained a bachelor's degree in human biology and a doctorate in chiropractic at the Texas Chiropractic College.^[3]

Sporting career

Adigun is a three-time Nigeria National Champion and two-time African Games Champion.^[2][4] She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but did not qualify from her heat.^[1] In 2016, she founded the Nigerian bobsled team.^[4] She represented Nigeria at the 2018 Winter Olympics in two-women bobsled, becoming part of the first-ever Winter Olympians from the country.^[5] Seun Adigun was the first ever African athlete who participated both in Summer and Winter Olympics.^[4] Additionally, the Nigerian bobsled team that she founded was the first African team to participate in bobsled at the Winter Olympics.^[6]

She has mentored high school students on behalf of the Nigerian Bobsled & Skeleton Federation since 2016. She became a Special Olympics Global Ambassador in 2018,^[7] and became a member of the Special Olympics Board of Directors in 2024.^[4] In 2024 she hosted a Nigerian heritage celebration with the Houston Rockets.^[8]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Nigeria
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	27th (h)	100 m hurdles	13.33
			16th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	46.54
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	22nd (h)	60 m hurdles	8.58
	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	1st	100 m hurdles	13.14
	Continental Cup	Split, Croatia	6th	100 m hurdles	13.48
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	19th (sf)	100 m hurdles	13.14
	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	1st	100 m hurdles	13.20
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	8th	60 m hurdles	8.33

Personal life

Seun Adigun had a sister named Amezee, nicknamed "Mae-Mae", who died in a car accident. Two of the sleds used by the Nigeria bobsled team, Maeflower 1 and Maeflower 2, were named in her honor.^[9] Additionally, Adigun is a distant cousin of NBA player Hakeem Olajuwon.^[10][11]

Awards and nominations

In 2018, Adigun was given the Woman of Inspiration Award by the Women In Sports & Events (WISE) group.^[12] Also in 2018, she was honored as Nigerian Sports Woman of the Year at the Nigerian Sports Awards.^[13] She appeared at the tenth annual iWrite Literacy Organization luncheon in 2019, where she was honored as one of seven women who "exemplify global leadership".^[14]