Patience Okoro
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| Birth name | Patience Okoro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Patience Okoro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Okoro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Heptathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Regional finals | Senior level | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | Heptathlon ---- points[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Patience Okoro (born 10 July 1984) is a Nigerian heptathlete. She competed for Nigeria at local and international competitions. She won a gold medal in Heptathlon at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[2][3]
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 medal 'bronze'. 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.[4]
Achievements
African Championships
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Nigeria
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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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| Representing Nigeria
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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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| Representing Nigeria
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| 2003 | Athletics at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games | Hyderabad India | Women's heptathlon | DNF | |
Competition record
2011 World Championships
| Event | Result | Position | Points | Overall | Notes |
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| 100 metre hurdles | |||||
| Heptathlon | ---- | th | Source: |
References
- ^ "Biographies – Patience Okoro". World Athletics Federation. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Biographies – African Championships in Athletics Addis Ababa 2008" (PDF). Tunis Athlete Voila. 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.
Categories:
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Nigerian heptathletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Nigeria
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Nigerian female athletes
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- African Games gold medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games