Onochie Lawrence ("Larry") Achike (born 31 January 1975) is an English retired track and field athlete. He was born in

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, London, and educated at

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Athletics career

A former

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player, Achike eventually specialized in triple jump and represented England, winning the

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at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

. He placed 5th in the

2000 Olympic Games The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

, setting a new personal best of 17.30 m during the contest.
He competed at the 2006 European Championships, but failed to qualify for the final. His club is Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers in North London. Achike finished 7th in the

2008 Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nati ...

, held in Beijing, with a 17.17 m jump.

International competitions

Family Olivia Achike, Sarah Achike, Ella Achike, Ruben Achike.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Achike, Onochie 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Islington Athletes from London English male triple jumpers British male triple jumpers Olympic male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain World Athletics U20 Championships winners British Athletics Championships winners Australian Athletics Championships winners People educated at Worth School Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games