Monica Okoye
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| No. 99 – Fujitsu Red Wave | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | WJBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 7 February 1999 Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 159 lb (72 kg) |
Monica Okoye (オコエ 桃仁花, Okoe Monika, born 7 February 1999) is a Japanese basketball player for Denso Iris and the Japanese national team.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal.[2][3]
Personal life[]
Monica's mother is Japanese and her father is a Nigerian of Igbo descent. Her older brother Louis plays professional baseball for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.[4]
Career[]
She participated at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Asian Basketball Main Page". asia-basket. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
- ^ "Monica OKOYE at the Tokyo 2020 Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament 2020". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ "Basketball OKOYE Monica - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ "オコエ桃仁花、Ａ代表入りへ「チャンスつかみたい」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Monica Okoye (Jpn)'s profile - FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
External links[]
- Monica Okoye at FIBA
Categories:
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players from Tokyo
- Japanese women's basketball players
- Japanese people of Nigerian descent
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- Olympic basketball players of Japan
- Small forwards
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Olympic silver medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics