| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 21 February 1992 Birmingham, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprints |
| Club | Birchfield Harriers |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400m hurdles: 48.89 (Manchester, 2024) Indoors 400 m: 46.72 (Apeldoorn, 2025) |
Efekemo Kieran Okoro (born 21 February 1992) is a British sprinter. He competed for Great Britain in the individual 400 metres and the men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships. [1]
Okoro is from Great Barr in the West Midlands and is a member of the Birchfield Harriers. [2] He was named in the British relay team for the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, England. [3] He was named in the British squad for the 2021 World Athletics Relays held in Chorzow, Poland. [4]
He finished third in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2024 British Athletics Championships. [5] He ran an indoors personal best of 46.72 seconds in the individual 400 metres in February 2025 in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. [6] He was selected for the British team for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships also held in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. [7] He ran in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay alongside Joshua Faulds, Alex Haydock-Wilson and Alastair Chalmers, in which they placed fourth overall. [8]
He was named in the British team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May 2025. [9] He ran in the men’s 4 x 400 metres relay, alongside Charlie Dobson, Toby Harries and Rio Mitcham as the British quartet finished a close second to Belgium in their heat to qualify for the final and secure a place for Britain at the 2025 World Championships. [10]