Keturah Orji's Age

Keturah Orji is a Professional American Athlete known for performing in the Triple Jump category. She hails from Hoboken, New Jersey, and grew up in Mount Olive Township there. She completed high school at Mount Olive High School and then completed her graduation from the University of Georgia. There, she was the NCAA Outdoor Champion in the Triple Jump for all four years of her collegiate career and won the NCAA Indoor Championship thrice.

She was an NCAA First-Team All-American for all four years in both the Indoor and Outdoor teams and also won the SEC Outdoor and SEC Indoor Championship in the Triple Jump. In her international career so far, Orji has won a silver medal at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games, a silver at the 2022 NACAC Championships, and two medals at the IAAF World U18 Championships. In 2024, she became one of the three Americans alongside Tori Franklin, and Jasmine Moore to qualify for the Paris Olympics in the Women’s Triple Jump category.

Keturah Orji Age

Keturaj Orji is 28 years old. She was born on March 5, 1996, in Hoboken, New Jersey. She was raised in New Jersey and completed her high school there in Mount Olive. Her parents are Anthony and Nicole Orji, and she is one of the four siblings. Orji’s brother is Anthony, named after her father, and she has two sisters named Linda and Rachel. During her childhood, she was involved in gymnastics and credits this as one of the major reasons behind her performances in track and field. By the age of 14, she became a level 8 gymnast and eventually transitioned into a track and field athlete.

Keturah Orji Height

Keturah Orji stands at 1.66 m (5 ft 5 ½ in).

Keturah Orji Weight

Keturah Orji weighs around 61 Kg or 134 lbs. Her Body mass index per her height and weight computes to around 22.3

How far can Keturah Orji Jump?

Keturah Orji’s farthest Triple Jump stands at 14.91 meters. She has set the record in the category by a US Woman on two occasions. She made this 14.91-meter jump in April 2021 at Chula Vista, California. At present, this is the second farthest triple jump by an American women athlete after Jasmine Moore who recorded 15.12 in March 2023. Orji’s farthest long jump is 6.85 meters, which she made in April 2021.

How fast is Keturah Orji?

Keturah Orji’s fastest 100-meter time is 11.68 seconds. However, she clocked in this time in 2019 and does not compete in the category anymore. She has competed in Olympics in 2016, 2020, and 2024, all in the Triple Jump category.