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Prestina Ochonogor

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Prestina Ochonogor
Personal information
Birth namePrestina Oluchi Ochonogor
NationalityNigerian
Born (2006-07-03) 3 July 2006 (age 18)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Long jump: 6.79m (Calabar, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Nigeria
2023 African Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Accra Long jump

Prestina Oluchi Ochonogor (born 3 July 2006) is a Nigerian track and field athlete who competes in the long jump.[1]

Career

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She was a silver medalist in the long jump at the 2023 African U18 Championships in Ndola, Zambia.[2] She was a bronze medalist aged 17 years-old in the long jump at the 2023 African Games in Accra, with a personal best 6.67 metres.[3][4][5]

She won the CAA Region 2 Championship in Accra in June 2024.[6] Later that month, she became Nigerian national champion in the long jump, jumping 6.75 metres in Benin City.[7]

In July 2024, she was officially named as part of the Nigerian team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Prestina Oluchi Ochonogor". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. ^ "African U18 Championships". World Athletics. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Dawn of a new era as African Games end". punchng.com. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. ^ "African Games: Brume Jumps To Gold As Nigeria's Medals Swell". Daily Trust.com. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  5. ^ "13th All-Africa Games: Ese Brume holds her own". Sportsnewsafrica.com. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Home, Foreign-based Athletes Chase National Crown In Benin". Leadership.ng. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Nigerian Championships". World Athletics. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  8. ^ "AFN lists 35 track-and-field athletes for Olympics". punchng.com. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.