Patience Okoro
Patience Okoro (born 10 July 1984) is a Nigerian heptathlete. She won a gold medal in heptathlon at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[1][2]
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Nationality | Nigerian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 10 July 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Heptathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In one of her earliest international senior performances, she started during the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria where she won her first international bronze medal. She later placed fifth at the 2006 Africa Championships in Athletics and fourth at the 2011 All-Africa Games competitions. Okoro also won silver medal at the 2007 All-Africa Games and a bronze medal during the 2003 events.[3]
Achievements
African Championships
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2008 | African Athletics Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 1st | heptathlon | 47 |
All African Games
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |
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2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | Heptathlon | 5161 pts | |
2011 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 3rd | Heptathlon | 5436 pts | – |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2003 | Athletics at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games | Hyderabad India | Women's heptathlon | DNF |
References
- "Biographies – African Championships in Athletics Addis Ababa 2008" (PDF). Tunis Athlete Voila. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- "Results – All African Games in Athletics Algiers 2006". Africa Athlete. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- "Events Results – All African Games in Athletics Abuja, Nigeria 2003". African Athlete. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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