Oladapo, born in London, finished second behind Australian
Robyn Lorraway in the long jump event at the
1983 WAAA Championships but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete she became the
British long jump champion. In 1984, she jumped the qualifying distance required to compete at the
1984 Summer Olympics, however she achieved this two days after the British athletics team had been submitted to the
International Olympic Committee, and was thus unable to be selected: she instead competed in the
long jump at the
Friendship Games in
Prague, which were held as an event for sportspeople from Communist countries who were
boycotting that year's Olympics. Oladapo won the WAAA title outright at the
1985 WAAA Championships. Oladapo represented
England and won a gold medal in the long jump event, at the
1986 Commonwealth Games in
Edinburgh, Scotland. Her personal best jump was , achieved in September 1985 in London. ==International competitions==