Amelia Okoli
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Born14 May 1941
Died1 November 2017 (aged 76)
America
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Amelia Okoli-Okpalaoka (14 May 1941 – 1 November 2017) was a female track and field athlete from Nigeria. She specialised in the high jump event during her career. Okoli represented Nigeria at the 1964 Olympic Games. She claimed a gold medal for her native West African country at the 1965 All-Africa Games. Okoli finished tenth in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games high jump.
