Blessing Okagbare

: January 5, 2024
: Long Jumper

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Quick Facts

Full Name	Blessing Okagbare
Occupation	Long Jumper
Date Of Birth	Oct 9, 1988(1988-10-09)
Age	36
Birthplace	Sapele
Country	Nigeria
Birth City	Delta State
Horoscope	Libra

Blessing Okagbare Biography

Name	Blessing Okagbare
Birthday	Oct 9
Birth Year	1988
Place Of Birth	Sapele
Home Town	Delta State
Birth Country	Nigeria
Birth Sign	Libra
Spouse	Igho Otegheri (m. 2014)

Blessing Okagbare is one of the most popular and richest Long Jumper who was born on October 9, 1988 in Sapele, Delta State, Nigeria. A track and field athlete who has won gold medals in long-jump and sprinting events at venues such as those at the Commonwealth Games and African Championships. She competed for Nigeria in the Olympic Games in 2008 and 2012. Olympic Games.

She defeated Olympic Gold medallist Sheryl-Ann Fraser-Pryce in her London Anniversary Games in 2013.

Okagbare participated in both the 100m and 200m races. She made it through to the finals of the 100m and won with a time of 10.85, breaking the games record of 10.91 seconds set by Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie 12 years earlier at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Okagbare also won the gold medal in the 200, with a time of 22.25 seconds. In doing so, she became the fourth woman to win the 100m and 200m double at the Commonwealth Games.

Of Urhobo heritage, Okagbare was born in Sapele, Delta, in Nigeria. Given her athletic physique, teachers and family encouraged her to take up sports. Initially she played football as a teenager at her high school and later, in 2004, she began to take an interest in track and field. She participated in a number of disciplines early on, competing in the long jump, triple jump and high jump events at the Nigerian school championships and winning a medal in each. On the senior national stage, she was a triple jump bronze medallist at the 2004 Nigerian National Sports Festival. Okagbare’s first international outing came at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics, where she performed in the qualifying rounds of both the long and triple jump competitions.

She was committed to Nigerian soccer player Igho Otegheri in 2014 and they got married in the same year.

Blessing Okagbare Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Long Jumper
House	Living in own house.

Blessing Okagbare is one of the richest Long Jumper from Nigeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Blessing Okagbare 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She played soccer at high school, and was a participant at her very first International competition in 2006.

She made the Commonwealth Games record for the women’s 100 meter in 10.85 seconds.

Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor (born 9 October 1988) is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specializes in long jumping and short sprints. She is an Olympic and World Championships medalist in the long jump, and a world medalist in the 200 metres. She also holds the Women’s 100 metres Commonwealth Games record for the fastest time at 10.85 seconds.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height	5 ft 11 in

Blessing Okagbare height 5 ft 11 in Blessing weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Blessing Okagbare Dating?

According to our records, Blessing Okagbare married to Igho Otegheri (m. 2014). As of December 1, 2023, Blessing Okagbare’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2011, Okagbare continued to build on her earlier endeavours by establishing herself as a 100 m runner. At the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, Okagbare placed fifth in the 100 m final with a run of 11.12 s. However, she did not make it to the final of the long jump as her best jump of 6.36 m was not enough to get her out of her qualifying group. She concluded her 2011 season by winning three medals at the All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique. She won silver in the 100 m behind compatriot Oludamola Osayomi with a run of 11.01 s and gold in the long jump with a jump of 6.5 0m. She was part of the Nigerian quartet that won gold in the 4 × 100 m with a time of 43.34.

Facts & Trivia

Blessing Ranked on the list of most popular Long Jumper. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nigeria. Blessing Okagbare celebrates birthday on October 9 of every year.

2012 was a busy year for Okagbare. She jumped 6.97 m in the long jump in Calabar during the Nigerian championship. She won new continental medals at the 2012 African Championships in Porto-Novo. In the 100 m she was beaten to silver by Zang Milama, while in the long jump she claimed gold with a jump of 6.96 m.

What did Blessing Okagbare?

By Emmanuel Okogba. Blessing Okagbare was on Friday handed a 10-year ban in a statement by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) following her expulsion from last year’s Tokyo Olympics for doping violations.