Reïna-Flor Okori

Reïna-Flor Okori Makendengue (born 2 May 1980) is a 4x Olympian with over 20 years on the track representing France and Equatorial Guinea. Using her sports legacy and African soul blueprint, Reina inspires and coaches international businesses, executives, and athletes to redefine the new psychology of winning and leading. In 2015 she took allegiance back to Equatorial Guinea, represented her country for the Olympic games of Rio 2016, and became a flag bearer.

Reina-Flor Okori

Reïna-Flor Okori at the 2013 Championships of France
Personal information
Nationality	Equatoguinean French
Born	(1980-05-02) 2 May 1980 Libreville, Gabon
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country	Equatorial Guinea (2016) France (before 2016)
Event(s)	100 m hurdles
Club	Doubs Sud Athlétisme
Coached by	Patricia Girard

Okori was born in Libreville, Gabon after her parents fled Equatorial Guinea, due to the political persecution during the dictatorship of Francisco Macías Nguema. Her grandparents were Equatoguineans, each with different ethnic groups, except for her paternal grandfather (an Igbo man from Nigeria).[1]

As a junior, she finished tenth in long jump at the 1996 World Junior Championships and won the 1999 European Junior Championships in 100 meters hurdles.

She finished fifth at the 2001 Summer Universiade and sixth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. She competed at the 2004 Olympics, the 2005 European Indoor Championships, the 2005 World Championships and the 2006 European Championships, the 2013 European indoor championship in Goteborg and world outdoor world championships in Moscou reaching the semi-finals.

At the 2008 Olympics, Okori reached the semi-finals of the 100 metres hurdles.[2] She repeated this feat at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified in the semi-finals.[3] She was the flag bearer of Equatorial Guinea at the 2016 Olympics, where she was going to represent the African country before finally retiring from athletics.