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Blessing Okagbare

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Blessing Oghnewresem Okagbare-Otegheri (born 9 October 1988) is a former Nigerian track and field athlete who specialized in long jump and sprints. She is an Olympic and World Championships medallist in the long jump and a world medalist in the 200 metres. Okagbare also holds the women's 100 metres Commonwealth Games record at 10.85 seconds. Her 100 m best of 10.79 made her the African record holder for the event until it was eclipsed by Murielle Ahouré in 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Blessing Okagbare is the 6,324th most popular athlete (down from 5,705th in 2024), the 269th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 241st in 2019) and the 26th most popular Nigerian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Blessing Okagbare ranks 6,324 out of 6,025. Before her are Andro Bušlje, Magomedkhan Magomedov, Ihar Boki, Manuela Montebrun, Camille Lecointre, and Caterina Banti. After her are Sam Hardy, Rai Benjamin, Axel Clerget, Eelco Sintnicolaas, Margaret Simpson, and Ricarda Funk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Blessing Okagbare ranks 1,318. Before her are Miliyah Kato, Christoph Sanders, Laura Basuki, Željko Šakić, Juanfran, and Xu Yifan. After her are ContraPoints, Dedé, Baptiste Planckaert, Patricia Moreno, Simona Frapporti, and Françoise Ellong.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Blessing Okagbare ranks 269 out of 309. Before her are Blessing Oborududu (1989), Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin (1985), Tolu Arokodare (2000), Anderson Esiti (1994), Nosa Igiebor (1990), and Liz Benson (1966). After her are Adenike Oladosu (1994), Danny Shittu (1980), Halimat Ismaila (1984), Salwa Eid Naser (1998), Ayo Adesanya (1969), and Anthony Ujah (1990).

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Among ATHLETES In Nigeria

Among athletes born in Nigeria, Blessing Okagbare ranks 26. Before her are Uchenna Emedolu (1976), Innocent Egbunike (1961), Aaron Egbele (1979), Enefiok Udo-Obong (1982), Oludamola Osayomi (1986), and Ene Franca Idoko (1985). After her are Halimat Ismaila (1984), Salwa Eid Naser (1998), Ese Brume (1996), James Godday (1984), Agnes Osazuwa (1989), and Mariam Usman (1990).

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