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Nneka Okpala (born 27 April 1988) is a New Zealand athlete. She competes mainly in the triple jump.[1][2] She has won the New Zealand women's triple jump competition five times and the Australian women's triple jump title once.[3][3]

Okpala's parents emigrated from Nigeria to New Zealand in 1987, and Okpala was born in Otahuhu, Auckland the following year.[4] She joined the Papatoetoe Athletics Club when she was 6 years old, and when she was 15 she started competing in the triple jump.[5] Two years later she represented New Zealand at the 2005 IAAF World Youth Championships in Morocco.[6] The same year, she also represented New Zealand at the Sydney Youth Games.[1]

In 2015, she competed at the World University Games in Korea, finishing eighth in the triple jump.[6] Okpala competed for New Zealand, although she was studying at Monash University, Melbourne.[7] Also in 2015, Okpala was named Monash University Female Athlete of the Year, and won the Essendon Athletics Club Athlete of the Year award.[5]

Okpala graduated from Monash University with a Masters' degree in international health.[8]

References

1. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.olympic.org.nz/athletes/nneka-okpala/|title=Nneka Okpala {{!}} New Zealand Olympic Team|date=2016-02-09|work=New Zealand Olympic Team|access-date=2017-08-19|language=en}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.all-athletics.com/node/139516|title=Profile of Nneka OKPALA {{!}} All-Athletics.com|website=www.all-athletics.com|language=en-us|access-date=2017-08-19}}
3. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.theweeklyreview.com.au/live/athlete-nneka-okpala-on-why-she-loves-flemington/|title=Athlete Nneka Okpala on why she loves Flemington|date=2015-06-17|work=The Weekly Review|access-date=2017-08-19|language=en-US}}
4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.makingofchamps.com/2016/03/08/nneka-okpala-extends-her-new-zealand-triple-jump-nr-8772/|title=Nneka Okpala extends her New Zealand Triple Jump NR!|last=Maduewesi|first=Christopher|date=2016-03-08|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-08-19|last3=|last5=}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://teammonash.blogspot.co.nz/2015/12/monash-universitys-female-athlete-of.html|title=Monash University's Female Athlete of the Year for 2015|website=teammonash.blogspot.co.nz|access-date=2017-08-19}}
6. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11613697|title=Athletics: Okpala siblings making noise in triple jumping|work=NZ Herald|access-date=2017-08-19|language=en-NZ}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=C6D0E0E6-A9CF-0555-3E1D-DF6A93F2B920|title=Big Massey presence in New Zealand's World Uni Games team - Massey University|last=New Zealand|first=Massey University|date=|website=www.massey.ac.nz|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-08-19}}
8. ^{{Cite web|url=http://teammonash.blogspot.co.nz/2016/05/dual-triple-jump-success-for-monash.html|title=Dual Triple Jump Success for Monash University at Nationals!|website=teammonash.blogspot.co.nz|access-date=2017-08-19}}
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