Ezinne Okparaebo

(1988-)

Athletics (sport) competitor

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Ezinne Okparaebo (born 3 March 1988 in the state of Imo in southern Nigeria) is Scandinavia's fastest woman ever over 60m and 100m, representing Norway. Okparaebo holds the Norwegian national records over 60 metres and 100 metres and has won the 100m nationals 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. 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.