Photo: Erik van Leeuwen—GFDL
Ezinne Okparaebo
- Born
- Mar 3, 1988 (38 years old)
- Birthplace
- Owerri, Nigeria
- Events
- 60 m · 100 m
- Height
- 1.64 m
- Weight
- 56 kg
Ezinne Okparaebo (born 3 March 1988) is a Norwegian sprinter. She is Scandinavia's fastest woman ever over 60m and 100m. Okparaebo has won the 100m national title 13 times. She moved to Norway as a nine-year old and grew up in Ammerud.
She visited the Haugen skole, where her sprinting talent was discovered on a sports school day. She has been the top female sprinter in Norway since 2005, and is competing for the club IL Norna-Salhus. She won the silver medal at 60 metres for women in the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships and the bronze medal in the same discipline in 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
Her younger sisters are also athletes. Chiamaka Okparaebo specializes in triple and long jump. Angelica Okparaebo is also a track and field athlete.
As of Oct 28, 2026: 60 m 7.13, 100 m 11.10 (#325 all-time), 2021 season best 7.43 (Feb 6, 2021) · National record (100 m) · 38 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60m Indoor | 7.43 | – | Feb 6, 2021 | Bærum Idrettspark, Rud, Bærum (NOR) (i) |
| 2021 | 60m | 7.43 | – | Feb 6, 2021 | – |
| 2021 | 100m | 11.53 | +2.8 | May 22, 2021 | Sepp-Herberger-Stadion, Weinheim (GER) |
| 2020 | 60m | 7.34 | – | Jan 18, 2020 | – |
| 2020 | 60m Indoor | 7.34 | – | Jan 18, 2020 | Bærum Idrettspark, Rud, Bærum (NOR) (i) |
| 2020 | 150m | 17.87 | +0.8 | Aug 18, 2020 | Lambertseter Stadion, Oslo (NOR) |
| 2020 | 200m Indoor | 24.24 | – | Jan 18, 2020 | Bærum Idrettspark, Rud, Bærum (NOR) (i) |
| 2020 | 200m-short-track | 24.24 | – | Jan 18, 2020 | – |