On 2 August 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.[5]
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.[7] 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 50.87 s to qualify third fastest in her heat. Later on, in the year at the All Africa Games, she won a silver medal behind Kabange Mupopo in a new personal best of 50.71 s.
She won her second individual African Championships bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 2016 Durban Championships. She placed third behind Mupopo and Margaret Wambui. She also anchored the Nigerian 4 × 400 m quartet (Omolara Omotosho, Regina George, Yinka Ajayi, Patience Okon George) to a silver medal on the last day of the championships. She successfully defended her national title in 2016 and sealed her spot for the Rio Olympic Games.[8]
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Patience Okon George listen born 25 November 1991 is a Nigerian sprinter 2 She competed in the 400 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing China 3 and also at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games George is a two time African Championships bronze medallist in the individual 400 metres event She is also a three time Nigerian national champion in the 400 metres 4 Patience Okon GeorgePersonal informationBorn 1991 11 25 25 November 1991 age 32 Cross River State NigeriaHeight1 69 m 5 ft 7 in 1 Weight63 kg 139 lb SportCountryNigeriaSportTrack and fieldEvent400 metresClubCross RiverAchievements and titlesPersonal best400 m 50 71 s 2015 Medal record Women s athletics Representing Nigeria Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 4x100 m relay 2014 Glasgow 4x400 m relay 2018 Gold Coast 4x400 m relay African Games 2015 Brazzaville 4x400 m relay 2019 Rabat 4x400 m relay 2023 Accra 4x400 m relay 2023 Accra Mixed 4x400 m relay 2015 Brazzaville 400 m African Championships 2014 Marrakesh 4x400 m relay 2018 Asaba 4x400 m relay 2016 Durban 4x400 m relay 2022 Saint Pierre Mixed 4x400 m relay 2014 Marrakesh 400 m 2016 Durban 400 m 2022 Saint Pierre 4x400 m relay World Relays 2014 Nassau 4 400 m relay Continental Cup 2014 Marrakesh 4x400 m On 2 August 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 5 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 teammates Regina George Ada Benjamin and Sade Abugan 6 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 7 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 87 s to qualify third fastest in her heat Later on in the year at the All Africa Games she won a silver medal behind Kabange Mupopo in a new personal best of 50 71 s She won her second individual African Championships bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 2016 Durban Championships She placed third behind Mupopo and Margaret Wambui She also anchored the Nigerian 4 400 m quartet Omolara Omotosho Regina George Yinka Ajayi Patience Okon George to a silver medal on the last day of the championships She successfully defended her national title in 2016 and sealed her spot for the Rio Olympic Games 8 In 2019 George won the gold medal in the women s 4 400 metres relay at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat Morocco 9 International competitions editYear Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing nbsp Nigeria 2013 World Championships Moscow Russia 4 100 m relay DQ 6th 4 400 m relay 3 27 57 2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot Poland 5th 4 400 m relay 3 31 59 World Relays Nassau Bahamas 7th 4 200 m relay 1 33 71 3rd 4 400 m relay 3 23 41 Commonwealth Games Glasgow United Kingdom 4th h 4 100 m relay 44 13 2nd 4 400 m relay 3 24 71 African Championships Marrakech Morocco 3rd 400 m 51 68 1st 4 400 m relay 3 28 87 Continental Cup Marrakech Morocco 3rd 4 400 m relay 3 25 511 2015 World Relays Nassau Bahamas 10th h 4 400 m relay 3 32 16 World Championships Beijing China 9th sf 400 m 50 76 5th 4 400 m relay 3 25 11 African Games Brazzaville Republic of the Congo 2nd 400 m 50 71 1st 4 400 m relay 3 27 12 2016 African Championships Durban South Africa 3rd 400 m 52 33 2nd 4 400 m relay 3 29 94 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro Brazil 23rd sf 400 m 52 52 2017 World Relays Nassau Bahamas 5th 4 200 m relay 1 33 08 7th 4 400 m relay 3 32 94 World Championships London United Kingdom 21st sf 400 m 52 60 5th 4 400 m relay 3 26 72 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast Queensland Australia 400 m DQ 2nd 4 400 m relay 3 25 29 African Championships Asaba Nigeria 5th 400 m 52 34 3rd 4 400 m relay 3 31 17 2019 World Relays Yokohama Japan 17th h 4 100 m relay 45 07 18th h 4 400 m relay 3 32 10 African Games Rabat Morocco 5th 400 m 52 18 1st 4 400 m relay 3 30 32 World Championships Doha Qatar 17th sf 400 m 51 89 15th h 4 400 m relay 3 35 90 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo Japan 30th h 400 m 52 41 12th h 4 100 m relay 43 25 2022 African Championships Port Louis Mauritius 5th 400 m 52 98 3rd 4 400 m relay 3 36 24 2023 World Championships Budapest Hungary 4 400 m relay DQ 2024 African Games Accra Ghana 1st 4 400 m relay 3 27 29 1Representing AfricaReferences edit Rio 2016 bio Archived from the original on 25 November 2016 Retrieved 24 November 2016 Patience Okon George IAAF 24 August 2015 Retrieved 23 August 2015 Heats results Eludini Tunde 17 July 2017 Ogunlewe Okon win third national titles at 2017 All Nigeria Championships AthleticsAfrica Retrieved 28 February 2019 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 Maduewesi Christopher 8 July 2016 Okon George defends 400m title at Nigerian Olympic Trials Making of Champions Retrieved 27 July 2016 Athletics Results Book PDF 2019 African Games Archived PDF from the original on 4 August 2020 Retrieved 4 August 2020 External links editPatience Okon George at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Quotations from Wikiquote nbsp Data from Wikidata Patience Okon George at World Athletics nbsp Patience Okon George at Olympedia nbsp Patience Okon George at the Commonwealth Games Federation archived nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patience Okon George amp oldid 1217627101, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
