Patience Okoro

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 2008 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[2][3]

Patience Okoro
Personal information
Birth namePatience Okoro
Full namePatience Okoro
Nickname(s)Okoro
NationalityNigerian
Born (1984-07-10) 10 July 1984
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Heptathlon
Achievements and titles
Regional finalsSenior level
Personal best(s)Heptathlon ---- points[1]
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Women’s athletics
World Championships
All-Africa Games
2003 AbujaHeptathlon
2007 AlgiersHeptathlon
Commonwealth Games
African Championships
2008 Addis AbabaHeptathlon

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
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

Competition record

2011 World Championships
Event Result Position Points Overall Notes
100 metre hurdles
Heptathlon ---- th Source:

References
  1. "Biographies – Patience Okoro". World Athletics Federation. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. "Biographies – African Championships in Athletics Addis Ababa 2008" (PDF). Tunis Athlete Voila. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. "Results – All African Games in Athletics Algiers 2006". Africa Athlete. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. "Events Results – All African Games in Athletics Abuja, Nigeria 2003". African Athlete. Retrieved 4 May 2020.


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