| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1995-11-26) 26 November 1995 (age 29) Abeokuta, Nigeria |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Sprint | 100 m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 100 m: 11.27 s (2015) |
| Updated on 2 August 2016 | |
Peace Uko (born 26 December 1995) is a Nigerian track and field sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. She won the 100 m at the 18th Nigerian National Sports Festival.
She ran the first leg in the heats of the 4 × 100 m at the 2013 Moscow World Championships. The team was eventually disqualified for a baton drop between team mates, Patience Okon George and Stephanie Kalu.
At her first outing at the Nigerian University Games in 2014, she won the 100 m. She also won the 200 m finishing ahead of Patience Okon George. This helped her university, University of Port Harcourt win the games for the fifth consecutive time.
At the 2015 World Relays in Nassau, she ran the anchor leg in the 4 × 100 m for Nigeria who finished in seventh place. in 2015, she also set a personal best of 11.27 s at the NTC Pure Athletics Sprints Elite Meet in Clermont, Florida, United States. At the 2016 Nigerian Championships, she placed second in the 100 m behind Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor, also finishing ahead of the defending champion, Gloria Asumnu. Uko competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 4 x 100 m.
References
- "IAAF: Peace Uko | Profile". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- Omogbeja, Yomi (6 December 2012). "Eko 2012: Uko and Imhoaperamhe take sprint titles at Nigeria National Sports Festival". AthleticsAfrica. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- "NUGA 2014: UNIBEN, UNIPORT win men, women's 100m gold - Vanguard News". Vanguard. Vanguard Media Limited. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- "24th Nigeria University Games Association (NUGA) Games, Ile-Ife 18-21/02/2014 | Africathle". Aricathle. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- "UNIPORT Sets Record, Wins NUGA for the Fifth Time | Campus Portal Nigeria". Campus Portal. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- Akani, Bambo (4 May 2015). "Nigerias 4x100m women finish 7th but qualify for Rio 2016 on the Final Day of World Relays!". MAKING OF CHAMPIONS. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- "Sports - Blessing Okagbare ranked 4th in the 2015 IAAF ranking". Nigerian Bulletin. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- Maduewesi, Christopher (7 July 2016). "Blessing Okagbare claims Seventh 100m title at Nigeria Olympic Trials!". MAKING OF CHAMPIONS. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
