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Patience Itanyi

Patience "Pat" Itanyi (born 2 July 1973) is a Nigerian athlete. She competed in the women's long jump at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2]

Patience Itanyi
Personal information
NationalityNigerian
Born (1973-07-02) 2 July 1973 (age 53)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Long jump
College teamAlabama A&M Lady Bulldogs
West Virginia Mountaineers[1]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Nigeria
African Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 DakarHeptathlon
Bronze medal – third place2000 AlgiersHeptathlon
Summer World University Games
Bronze medal – third place1995 Fukuoka4 × 100 m relay
African Games
Bronze medal – third place1995 HarareLong jump
Silver medal – second place1999 JohannesburgHeptathlon

Career

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Itanyi competed for both the Alabama A&M Bulldogs and West Virginia Mountaineers track and field teams in the NCAA.[3][1] She won the 1995 long jump at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships for West Virginia.[4]

Representing Nigeria, she won bronze medals in the long jump at the 1995 African Games and 4 × 100 m relay at the 1995 World University Games. In combined athletics events, she won the gold medal at the 1998 African Championships heptathlon and was runner-up at the 1999 African Games before winning bronze at the 2000 African Championships.[5]

References

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  1. 1 2 "All-Time WVU Olympians". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Patience Itanyi Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Patience pays for A&M team". The Huntsville Times. 14 February 1994. p. 21. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Women's Outdoor Long Jump" (PDF). Track and Field News.
  5. ↑ Patience Itanyi at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
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