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Ezinne Okparaebo was born on 3 March, 1988 in Imo State, Nigeria, is a Norwegian sprinter. Discover Ezinne Okparaebo's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 36 years old?
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36 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
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3 March, 1988 |
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3 March |
| Birthplace |
Imo State, Nigeria |
| Nationality |
Norway
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She is a member of famous sprinter with the age 36 years old group.
Ezinne Okparaebo Height, Weight & Measurements
At 36 years old, Ezinne Okparaebo height is 164 cm and Weight 56 kg.
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164 cm |
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56 kg |
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Ezinne Okparaebo Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ezinne Okparaebo worth at the age of 36 years old? Ezinne Okparaebo’s income source is mostly from being a successful sprinter. She is from Norway. We have estimated Ezinne Okparaebo's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Ezinne Okparaebo (born 3 March 1988) is a Norwegian sprinter.
She is Scandinavia's fastest woman ever over 60m and 100m.
Okparaebo has won the 100m national title 13 times.
She moved to Norway as a nine-year old and grew up in Ammerud.
She visited the Haugen skole, where her sprinting talent was discovered on a sports school day.
She has been the top female sprinter in Norway since 2005, and is competing for the club IL Norna-Salhus.
In 2005 Okparaebo surprised the Norwegian sprinters and became Norway's best sprinter aged only 17.
Okparaebo participated for the first time in Youth-Olympics, which was held in Lignano, Italy.
There she came third in 100 metres.
On 19 August, the same year, she won the golden medal over 100 metres in the Norwegian National Championships, running the time of 11,71 seconds.
During the National Championships in Norway in 2006, Okparaebo defended the gold from 2005, and at the same time set a new personal record of 11.70.
This happened with 1.5 seconds of headwind.
She also participated in the Junior World Championships in Athletics 2006, in both 100 meters and 200 meters.
She reached the semi-finals of 100 meters, but time 11.83 was not enough for a place in the finals.
At 200 meters she ran at 24.43 in her qualifying heat, which was a fourth place in the heat, but not enough for the semi-finals.
During an indoor event in Florø in February, she took an eleven-year-old 60-meter record with a time of 7.36.
Less than an hour later, she put another record indoors at 100 meters, with 11.78.
During another meeting in June in Florø she beat Olympic and World Cup medalist Merlene Ottey at 100 meters when she ran in at 11.43.
Ottey was 47 years old at that time.
The time was very close to the old Norwegian record, but it was not approved because of too strong tailwind.
In July during the Junior European Championship in athletics in Hengelo in the Netherlands, she won the gold medal and set a new Norwegian junior record of 11.45 at 100 metres.
She also defended her victory at 100 meters in the Norwegian nationals.
Okparaebo mada her debut in the Olympics in Beijing by running 100 meters.
In the first qualifying round of 100 meters she ran into second place in the heat and set new Norwegian record with the time 11.32 seconds.
In the quarterfinals, she ran in at 11.45 sec, and did not reach the finals.
She participated in the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Barcelona, where she ran 60 meters.
She qualified for the semifinals with 7.42 in the qualification.
Despite having her season best in the semi-finals, with 7.34, she did not reach the final since she entered sixth place.
In addition, for the fourth consecutive year, she became a Norwegian champion of 100 meters.
The season started with the indoor European Championship in Torino, where she won the silver at 60 meters, and set a new Norwegian record of 7.21.
During Bislett Games she set a new Norwegian record of 100 meters with time 11.29.
She won the silver medal at 60 metres for women in the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships and the bronze medal in the same discipline in 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
Her younger sisters are also athletes.
Chiamaka Okparaebo specializes in triple and long jump.
Angelica Okparaebo is also a track and field athlete.
(Figures in brackets indicate the placement on the Norwegian statistics of all time)
In the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, she easily qualified for the quarterfinals by being second in her experimental heat at the time of 11.35.
In the quarterfinals, it was nearly a tenth slower than in the first heat, which meant that she did not come to the semi-finals.
She also defended her title as a Norwegian champion of 100 meters.
