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Nigerian heptathlete

Patience Okoro
Personal information
NationalityNigerian
Born (1984-07-10) 10 July 1984 (age 40)
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportTrack and field
EventHeptathlon
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Women's athletics
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Abuja Heptathlon
Silver medal – second place 2007 Algiers Heptathlon
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Addis Ababa Heptathlon

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.

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.

Achievements

African Championships

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Nigeria
2008 African Athletics Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1st heptathlon 47

All African Games

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Nigeria
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
Representing  Nigeria
2003 Athletics at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games Hyderabad India Women's heptathlon DNF

References

  1. "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.
  2. "Results – All African Games in Athletics Algiers 2006". Africa Athlete. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. "Events Results – All African Games in Athletics Abuja, Nigeria 2003". African Athlete. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

External links

African Champions in women's heptathlon and pentathlon
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