Marilyn Chinwenwa Okorois pictured above during her heat of the women's 800 metres
at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.
In 2016 after two teams were disqualified for drugs (Russia and Belarus) GB was awarded
the 2008 Olympic Games 4x400 metres bronze medal. The GB quartet was Christine Ohuruogu, Kelly Sotherton,
Marilyn Okoro and Nicola Sanders
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Women's 800m. Final.
2009 World Athletics Championships
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| 1. Caster SEMENYA |
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RSA |
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1: 55.45 |
| 2. Janeth Jepkosgei BUSEINEI |
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KEN |
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1: 57.90 |
| 3. Jennifer MEADOWS |
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GBR |
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1: 57.93 |
| 4. Yuliya KREVSUN |
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UKR |
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1: 58.00 |
| 5. Mariya SAVINOVA |
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RUS |
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1: 58.68 |
| 6. Elisa CUSMA PICCIONE |
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ITA |
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1: 58.81 |
| 7. Mayte MARTINEZ |
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ESP |
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1: 58.81 |
| 8. Marilyn OKORO |
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GBR |
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2: 00.32 |
The pictures tell the story: Marilyn Okoro, following Mariya Savinova at the Bell of the women's 800 metres European
Indoors Championships in Turin, stumbles just before the finish when in third place and has to settle for 5th place.
Photos G. Herringshaw 8th. March 2009. ©
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Women's 800m. Final
2009 European Indoor Champs
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| 1. Mariya Savinova |
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RUS |
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1: 58.10 |
| 2. Oksana Zbrozhek |
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RUS |
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1: 59.20 |
| 3. Elisa Cusma Piccione |
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ITA |
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2: 00.23 |
| 4. Jennifer Meadows |
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GBR |
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2: 00.42 |
| 5. Marilyn Okoro |
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GBR |
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2: 03.30 |
| 6. Tetyana Petlyuk |
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UKR |
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2: 03.77 |
Photograph George Herringshaw. © 2nd September 2007. ©
Marilyn is pictured above during the final of the women's 4x400m at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka.
She ran the 2nd leg for Great Britain in their bronze medal winning team, with Nicola Sanders pipping
Russia's Natalya Antyukh to the bronze medal by just 1 hundredth of a second.
Women's 4x400m. Relay final. 2007 World Athletics Championships
1. United States (DeeDee Trotter; Allyson Felix; Mary Wineberg; Sanya Richards) 3: 18.55
2. Jamaica (Shericka Williams; Shereefa Lloyd; Davita Prendagast; Novlene Williams) 3: 19.73
3. G.B. & N.I. (Christine Ohuruogu;
Marilyn Okoro; Lee McConnell; Nicola Sanders)
3: 20.04
4. Russia (Lyudmila Litvinova; Natalya Nazarova; Tatyana Veshkurova; Natalya Antyukh) 3: 20.25
5. Belarus (Yulyana Yushchanka; Iryna Khliustava; Ilona Usovich; Sviatlana Usovich) 3: 21.88
6. Poland (Zuzanna Radecka; Grazyna Prokopek; Ewelina Setowska-Drick; Anna Jesien) 3: 26.49
7. Cuba (Aymeé Martínez; Daimí Pernía; Zulia Calatayud; Indira Terrero) 3: 27.05
8. Mexico (Zudikey Rodriguez ; Gabriela Medina; Nallely Vela; Ana Guevara) 3: 29.14
PERSONAL BEST TIMES.
400 Metres 52.00 Göteborg 08 AUG 2006
600 Metres 1:24.36 Liège 05 JUL 2012
800 Metres 1:58.45 London 26 JUL 2008
1500 Metres 4:11.85 Shanghai 20 SEP 2008
ANNUAL PROGRESS 800 metres.
2016 2:02.88 Tampa 28 MAY
2016 2:02.88 Tampa 27 MAY
2015 2:02.35 Walnut 18 APR
2014 2:01.57 New York City 14 JUN
2013 1:59.43 Moskva 15 AUG
2012 1:59.33 Hengelo 27 MAY
2011 1:59.53 London 06 AUG
2010 2:01.33 Barcelona 27 JUL
2009 1:59.56 Paris Saint-Denis 17 JUL
2008 1:58.45 London 26 JUL (personal best)
2007 1:58.76 Stuttgart 23 SEP
2006 1:59.75 London 28 JUL
2005 2:01.90 Izmir 20 AUG
2004 2:03.71 Manchester 11 JUL