Omolade "Lade" Akinremi (born 13 September 1974) is a retired Nigerian hurdler. She competed in the women's 400 metres hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Akinremi was an All-American runner for the Arizona State Sun Devils track and field team, finishing runner-up in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1995 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Her sisters Omotayo Akinremi and were also athletes. They all ran for the Alabama A&M Bulldogs before transferring to the Arizona State Sun Devils program.
Achievements Representing 1990World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria3rd400m hurdles56.971st (h)Disqualified in the final.4 × 400 m relay3:33.56African ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt 3rd400 m57.971991All-Africa GamesCairo, Egypt 2nd400 m hurdles58.161992African ChampionshipsBelle Vue Maurel, Mauritius 3rd400 m53.14 3rd400 m hurdles57.431993UniversiadeBuffalo, United States7th400 m hurdles58.473rd4 × 400 m relay3:34.971994Commonwealth GamesVictoria, British Columbia, Canada10th (sf)400 m53.20 –4 × 400 m relayDQ1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden25th (h)400 m51.796th4 × 400 m relay3:27.85UniversiadeFukuoka, Japan4th400 m hurdles56.11All-Africa GamesHarare, Zimbabwe 1st400 m hurdles56.11999All-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South Africa6th400 m hurdles59.532003All-Africa GamesAbuja, Nigeria 1st400 m hurdles56.982004African ChampionshipsBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo7th400 m hurdles59.08
Personal bests 400 metres hurdles - 55.98 s (2001) 400 metres - 53.09 s (2001)
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