OKOYE Monica

7 Feb 1999
22
Female
1.82/5'11''
HIGASHIMURAYAMA
 
Japan

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BKB Basketball Women 2 Silver Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Saitama Super Arena
JPN
Japan
74
FRA
France
70
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
USA
United States
86
JPN
Japan
69
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
NGR
Nigeria
83
JPN
Japan
102
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
JPN
Japan
86
BEL
Belgium
85
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
JPN
Japan
87
FRA
France
71
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
USA
United States
90
JPN
Japan
75
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
9Women2018Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ESP
:
Athlete, Office Worker
:
Fujitsu Red Wave [Japan] since 2019
:
Burke Toews [club], CAN; Tom Hovasse [national], USA
:
Power forward (sports.jp.fujitsu.com, 03 Jul 2021)
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Her older brother Louis Okoye has played baseball for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in the Nippon Professional Baseball [NPB] in Japan. (rakuteneagles.jp, 05 Jul 2021; the-ans.jp, 02 Jul 2021)
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Women's Japan Basketball League [JPN] (sports.jp.fujitsu.com, 03 Jul 2021)
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She took up the sport in grade six of primary school in Higashimurayama, Japan. (city.higashimurayama.tokyo.jp, 07 Feb 2020; bbspirits.com, 25 Oct 2019)
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She was involved in hula dance when she was younger. However, she was asked to participate in basketball competition due to a shortage of players, and was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the tournament. "My mother asked me which one I preferred between basketball and hula dance, I chose hula dance without hesitation. I didn't really like playing sports. However, the following day my mother contacted the hula dance class and said that I would quit. That's how I began the sport." (the-ans.jp, 02 Jul 2021)
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Her father, and her older brother Louis Okoye. (the-ans.jp, 02 Jul 2021)
Legend
:
Silver Medal
:
Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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