Prestina Ochonogor Explained

Prestina Ochonogor
Birth Name:Prestina Oluchi Ochonogor
Nationality:Nigerian
Sport:Athletics
Event:Long jump
Birth Date:3 July 2006
Pb:Long jump: 6.79m (Calabar, 2024)

Prestina Oluchi Ochonogor (born 3 July 2006) is a Nigerian track and field athlete who competes in the long jump.[1]

Career

She was a silver medalist in the long jump at the 2023 African U18 Championships in Ndola, Zambia.[2] She was a bronze medalist aged 17 years-old in the long jump at the 2023 African Games in Accra, with a personal best 6.67 metres.[3] [4] [5]

She won the CAA Region 2 Championship in Accra in June 2024.[6] Later that month, she became Nigerian national champion in the long jump, jumping 6.75 metres in Benin City.[7]

In July 2024, she was officially named as part of the Nigerian team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prestina Oluchi Ochonogor. 7 July 2024. World Athletics.
  2. Web site: African U18 Championships. World Athletics. 7 July 2024. 29 April 2023.
  3. Web site: Dawn of a new era as African Games end. punchng.com. 23 March 2024. 23 March 2024.
  4. Web site: African Games: Brume Jumps To Gold As Nigeria’s Medals Swell. Daily Trust.com. 7 July 2024. 22 March 2024.
  5. Web site: 13th All-Africa Games: Ese Brume holds her own. Sportsnewsafrica.com. 7 July 2024. 23 March 2024.
  6. Web site: Home, Foreign-based Athletes Chase National Crown In Benin. Leadership.ng. 7 July 2024. 4 June 2024.
  7. Web site: Nigerian Championships. World Athletics. 7 July 2024. 16 July 2024.
  8. Web site: AFN lists 35 track-and-field athletes for Olympics. punchng.com. 7 July 2024. 7 July 2024.