Patience Okon George
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| Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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25 November 1991 Cross River State, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cross River | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Patience Okon George (born 25 November 1991) is a Nigerian sprinter.[1] She competed in the 400 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[2]
On the 2nd of August in 2014, she ran the first leg of the 4 × 400 m relay for the Nigerian team that came second behind the Jamaican quartet at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. She also ran in the heats of the 4 × 100 m relay for Nigeria.[3]
Okon George won a bronze medal at the 2014 African Championships in Marrakesh, behind fellow Nigerian, Sade Abugan and Kabange Mupopo of Zambia. She also won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay with team mates Regina George, Ada Benjamin, and Sade Abugan.[4]
In 2015, Okon George set a new PB of 50.76s in the 400 m at the Resisprint meeting in the Swiss city of La Chaux-de-Fonds.[5] This was her first time under the 51s barrier. At the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, she equalled her PB in the semi-finals of the women's 400 m after posting a time of 50.87s to qualify third fastest in her heat.
References
- ↑ "Patience Okon George". IAAF. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ Heats results
- ↑ "Athletics, Women's 4x400 m relay final". CGF. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ↑ "Nigeria’s GOLDEN GIRLS win 4x400m Title as curtain falls on 2014 African Champs!". Making of Champions. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ↑ "Makwala regains African 400m record with 43.72". IAAF. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
External links
- Patience Okon George profile at IAAF