Patience Okoro

Patience Okoro (born 10 July 1984) is a Nigerian heptathlete.

She won a gold medal in heptathlon at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

[1][2] In one of her earliest international senior performances, she started during the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria where she won her first international bronze medal.

She later placed fifth at the 2006 Africa Championships in Athletics and fourth at the 2011 All-Africa Games competitions.

Okoro also won silver medal at the 2007 All-Africa Games and a bronze medal during the 2003 events.