Nneka Okpala (born 27 April 1988) is a New Zealand athlete. She competes mainly in the triple jump. ^{[1] [2]} She has won the New Zealand women's triple jump competition five times and the Australian women's triple jump title once. ^{[3] [4]}

Okpala's parents emigrated from Nigeria to New Zealand in 1987, and Okpala was born in Ōtāhuhu, Auckland the following year. ^[5] She joined the Papatoetoe Athletics Club when she was 6 years old, and when she was 15 she started competing in the triple jump. ^[6] Two years later she represented New Zealand at the 2005 IAAF World Youth Championships in Morocco. ^[3] The same year, she also represented New Zealand at the Sydney Youth Games. ^[1]

In 2015, she competed for New Zealand at the World University Games in Korea, finishing eighth in the triple jump, ^[3] while studying at Monash University, Melbourne. ^[7] Additionally in 2015, Okpala won the Essendon Athletics Club Athlete of the Year award and was named the Monash University Female Athlete of the Year. ^[6]

Okpala graduated from Monash University with a master's degree in international health. ^[8]

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