Chukwuemeka Udechukwu OA (born 10 July 1979 in
Paddington, London
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) is an
English discus thrower. "Emeka" is a nickname for the
Igbo name "Chukwuemeka" (meaning "''God has done great''").
He was the first British athlete to win a gold medal in the men's discus at the
European Under 20 Championships. This also represented Britain's first ever gold medal in the men's discus event at European, Commonwealth, World or Olympic level.
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
Richard Charles Slaney (born 16 May 1956) is a male British discus thrower who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and strongman competitor, notable for being a repeat winner of the Britain's Strongest Man title.
At the UK Athletics Champion ...
,
Glen Smith,
Carl Myerscough
Carl Myerscough (born 21 October 1979) is an English former track and field athlete specialised in shot put and discus throw and a world record holder grip strength specialist. His imposing height of 208 cm (6 ft 10 in) earned him the nickname ...
,
Robert Weir and
Bill Tancred
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.
UK All-Time Lists: Men - Throws
- GBR Athletics
He is an alumnus of Dulwich College.
International competitions
References
External Links
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2006 Commonwealth Games profile
1979 births
Living people
British male discus throwers
English male discus throwers
Olympic athletes of Great Britain
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Commonwealth Games competitors 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)
Universiade bronze medalists for Great Britain
Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
English male shot putters
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