Marilyn Okoro
Athletics
4 x 400m Relay, 800m
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Date of Birth: |
23/09/1984 |
| Lives: |
London |
| Born: |
London |
| Country of Birth: |
England |
| Height: |
167 |
| Weight: |
60 |
| Club: |
Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers |
| Coach: |
Ayo Falola |
| Occupation: |
Athlete |
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Marilyn Okoro made her Olympic debut at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. She reached the semi-finals of the 800m and finished sixth. She was a also a member of the 4x400m relay team which reached the final and finished fifth.
Okoro started the 2009 season well, winning the Aviva Glasgow International and the Aviva Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix, when her winning time was narrowly outside Kelly Holmes' national record of 1:59.21. Okoro finished out of the medals in the 800m at the European Indoor Championships, ,howver, in the 4x400m relayshe anchored Britain to the silver medal with a gutsy sub-53 seconds last leg.
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International Highlights
2005 European U23 800m 4th, 4x400m silver; World University Games 800m bronze, 4x400m 4th, 2006 Commonwealth Games 800m 7th; Europeans 400m sf, 4x400m 4th, 2007 European Indoors 4th, Worlds 800m sf, 4x400m bronze
National Championships
Won UK Indoor 800m 2007, AAA U20 400m 2003, U23 400m 2004 & 2006, 800m 2005