Courtney Okolo

Courtney Okolo

Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Indoor Championships
	2016 Portland	4 × 400 m relay

Courtney Okolo (March 15, 1994) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 400-meter dash.

In college she ran for the Texas Longhorns.^[1] She was fourth in the 400 m at the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships and then the following year she completed an individual and relay double at the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championships. She set an American collegiate record in the 400 m that year when winning the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in 50.03 seconds.^[2] Okolo won consecutive titles in the women's 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay at the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Internationally she won both individual and relay events for the United States at the 2013 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships and the 2015 NACAC Championships in Athletics. Another gold came in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships.^[3]

Personal records

• 200-meter dash – 22.93 (2015)
• 400-meter dash – 49.71 (2016)

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2013	Pan American Junior Championships	Medellin, Colombia	1st	400 m	52.19
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:36.48
2015	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	1st	400 m	51.57
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:25.39
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.38

National titles

• NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships
  • 400 m: 2014, 2015
  • 4 × 400 m relay: 2014, 2015

References

1. "Texas sprinter Courtney Okolo honored by USTFCCCA". Hookem.com. 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
2. "Courtney Okolo, Texas Sophomore, Sets New NCAA 400 Record Of 50.03 At Big 12 Meet". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
3. "American women's 4x400 team wins gold at 2016 World Indoor Championships". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2016-03-20.

External links

• Courtney Okolo profile at IAAF