Marilyn Okoro
| Sport | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Great Britain |
| Club | Shaftesbury Barnett |
| Turned pro | 2006 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Highest world ranking | 800 m: 7 (2008) |
| Personal best | 800 m 1:58.45 |
| Updated on October 11, 2008 | |
Marilyn Chinwenwa Okoro (born 23 September 1984 in London) is a British athlete of Nigerian ancestry. She received bronze for the 800 metres at the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Final. She was on the bronze winning 4 × 400 m relay at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. She represented Great Britain for Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metres and finished 6th (Time: 1:59.53) in the semifinals.[1]
On June 26, 2007 Okoro graduated from the University of Bath with a B.A. degree in politics and French,[2] then starting her first season as a fulltime athlete.[3] She speaks four languages (English, French, Spanish and Igbo)[4] and sings in the jazz band The Felonius Monks.[5]
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References
- ^ "Marilyn Okoro Profile". olympics.org.uk.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Middle distance star Marilyn crosses academic finishing line". teambath.com. Thursday 28th June 2007.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "New self-belief offers Marilyn Okoro hope she will be on song at Beijing Games". timesonline.co.uk. January 16, 2008.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Marilyn Okoro". olympics.org.uk.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Marilyn Okoro chasing Kelly Holmes's legacy". timesonline.co.uk. July 28, 2008.
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