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| Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Prestina Oluchi Ochonogor 3 July 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Long jump: 6.79m (Calabar, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Prestina Oluchi Ochonogor (born 3 July 2006) is a Nigerian track and field athlete who competes in the long jump. [1]
She was a silver medalist in the long jump at the 2023 African U18 Championships in Ndola, Zambia. [2] She was a bronze medalist aged 17 years-old in the long jump at the 2023 African Games in Accra, with a personal best 6.67 metres. [3] [4] [5]
She won the CAA Region 2 Championship in Accra in June 2024. [6] Later that month, she became Nigerian national champion in the long jump, jumping 6.75 metres in Benin City. [7] She competed in the long jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she placed twelfth overall. [8] [9]
She was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025. [10] In July 2025, she won the gold medal with a championship record 6.71m to break the previous best held by her compatriot Ese Brume at the African U20 Championships. [11] In September 2025, she competed at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. [12] [13]