Patience Okoro

Personal information
Nationality	Nigerian
Born	(1984-07-10) 10 July 1984 (age 39)
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country	Nigeria
Sport	Track and field
Event	Heptathlon
Medal record Representing  Nigeria Women’s athletics All-Africa Games 2003 Abuja Heptathlon 2007 Algiers Heptathlon African Championships 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.^[1][2]

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
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