Blessing Okagbare

Blessing Okagbare (born 9 October 1988) is a Nigerian long and triple jumper.

In May 2007, at the All-Africa Games trials in Lagos, she established a Nigerian record of 14.13 metres. [cite news |author= |title=Ohadugha is new record holder in triple jump
url=http://www.triumphnewspapers.com/algeria2072007.html |work=Daily Triumph |date=2007-07-20 |accessdate=2007-07-26 ] At the 2007 All-Africa Games she won the silver medal in the long jump [ [http://www.coja2007.dz/portail/programme/Results.html?discipId=ath&compId=COMP75 2007 All-Africa Games, women's long jump final] ] and finished fourth in the triple jump. [ [http://www.coja2007.dz/portail/programme/Results.html?discipId=ath&compId=COMP2688 2007 All-Africa Games, women's triple jump final] ] In the latter competition her Nigerian record was beaten by Chinonye Ohadugha, who jumped 14.21 metres. She won a bronze medal in the women's long jump event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.cite news|url = http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/athletics/n214575494.shtml|title = Women's Long Jump: Maggi ends Lebedeva's reign|date = 2008-08-22|publisher = Beijing 2008|accessdate = 2008-08-22]

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