Emeka Udechuku
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Chukwuemeka Young Udechuku Template:IPAc-en (born 10 July 1979) is an English discus thrower, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics. "Emeka" is a nickname for the Igbo name "Chukwuemeka" (meaning "God has done great").[1]
Biography
Udechuku attended Dulwich CollegeScript error: No such module "Unsubst". and was the first British athlete to win a gold medal at U-20 level in the men's discus at the European Under 20 Championships.[2]
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens he represented Great Britain in the discus throw event.[3]
His personal best throw is 64.93 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Loughborough. This places him seventh among English discus throwers, behind Perriss Wilkins, Richard Slaney, Glen Smith, Carl Myerscough, Robert Weir and Bill Tancred.[4]
He has a wife and three children, a daughter and two sons who are twins, they currently live in Essex.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
International competitions
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| 1997 | European U20 Championships | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 1st | Discus | 53.90 m |
| 1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 13th (q) | Shot put | 16.42 m |
| 2nd | Discus | 57.99 m | |||
| 1999 | European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 7th | Discus | 57.87 m |
| 2001 | European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 7th | Discus | 57.25 m |
| Universiade | Beijing, China | 11th | Shot put | 16.77 m | |
| 12th | Discus | 55.58 m | |||
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 9th | Shot put | 17.54 m |
| 6th | Discus | 57.33 m | |||
| 2003 | Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 3rd | Discus | 60.44 m |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 24th | Discus | 58.41 m |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 7th | Discus | 59.36 m |
| 2010 | Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 5th | Discus | 59.59 m |
References
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- ↑ Meaning of Chukwuemeka in Nigerian.name
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- ↑ UK All-Time Lists: Men - Throws - GBR Athletics
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External links
- Template:First word Template:PAGENAMEBASE at World AthleticsTemplate:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
- 2006 Commonwealth Games profile
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- English male discus throwers
- British male discus throwers
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games athletes for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- People educated at Dulwich College
- Igbo sportspeople
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
- English male shot putters
- British male shot putters
- British Athletics Championships winners