Amelia Okoli
Amelia Okoli-Okpalaoka (14 May 1941 – 1 November 2017) was a female track and field athlete from Nigeria. She specialised in the high jump event during her career. Okoli represented Nigeria at the 1964 Olympic Games. She claimed a gold medal for her native West African country at the 1965 All-Africa Games. Okoli finished tenth in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games high jump.
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| Born | 14 May 1941 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 November 2017 (aged 76) America | ||||||||||||||
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External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amelia Okoli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- Amelia Okoli's obituary
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