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Name
  
Amelia Okoli


Role
  
Olympic athlete

Born
  
May 14, 1941 (age 82) (
1941-05-14
)

Amelia Okoli (born May 14, 1941) is a retired female track and field athlete from Nigeria. She specialised in the high jump event during her career.

Okoli represented Nigeria at the 1964 Olympic Games. She claimed a gold medal for her native West African country at the 1965 All-Africa Games.

Okoli finished tenth in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games high jump.

References

Amelia Okoli Wikipedia