Emeka Udechuku
Chukwuemeka Udechuku OA // ⓘ(born 10 July 1979 in Paddington, London) is an English discus thrower. "Emeka" is a nickname for the Igbo name "Chukwuemeka" (meaning "God has done great").[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
He is an alumnus of Dulwich College.[citation needed]
He has a wife and three children, a daughter and two sons who are twins they currently live in Essex and their children attend school.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Great Britain and England | |||||
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 | Göteborg, 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
External links
- Emeka Udechuku at World Athletics
- 2006 Commonwealth Games profile
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- 1876–1913: Not held
- 1914: Armas Taipale (FIN)
- 1915–19: Not held
- 1920: Patrick Quinn (IRE)
- 1921: Oscar Zallhagen (SWE)
- 1922: Vilho Niittymaa (FIN)
- 1923: George Mitchell
- 1924–26: Paddy Bermingham (IRL)
- 1927: Kálmán Marvalits (HUN)
- 1928: Ernst Paulus (GER)
- 1929: Harald Stenerud (NOR)
- 1930: Jules Noël (FRA)
- 1931: Endre Madarász (HUN)
- 1932: Paddy Bermingham (IRL)
- 1933: Endre Madarász (HUN)
- 1934: Paddy Bermingham (IRL)
- 1935: Harald Andersson (SWE)
- 1936: Bernard Prendergast (JAM)
- 1937: Nikolaos Syllas (GRE)
- 1938: Adolfo Consolini (ITA)
- 1939: Nikolaos Syllas (GRE)
- 1946–47: Reindert Brasser (NED)
- 1948: Cummin Clancy (IRL)
- 1949: Ferenc Klics (HUN)
- 1950: Raymond Kintziger (BEL)
- 1951: Giuseppe Tosi (ITA)
- 1952–53: Mark Pharaoh
- 1954: Ferenc Klics (HUN)
- 1955–56: Mark Pharaoh
- 1957: Mike Lindsay
- 1958: Fanie du Plessis (SAF)
- 1959: Mike Lindsay
- 1960: Mike Lindsay
- 1961: Elfranco Malan (RSA)
- 1962: Jay Silvester (USA)
- 1963: Dave Weill (USA)
- 1964: Roy Hollingsworth
- 1965: Lars Haglund (SWE)
- 1966–70: Bill Tancred
- 1971: Les Mills (NZL)
- 1972–73: Bill Tancred
- 1974: John Powell (USA)
- 1975: John van Reenen (RSA)
- 1976: John Powell (USA)
- 1977–78: Pete Tancred
- 1979: John Powell (USA)
- 1980: Brian Oldfield (USA)
- 1981: John Powell (USA)
- 1982: Brad Cooper (BAH)
- 1983–84: Robert Weir
- 1985: Juan Martínez (CUB)
- 1986: Richard Slaney
- 1987–89: Paul Mardle
- 1990: Abi Ekoku
- 1991–92: Werner Reiterer (AUS)
- 1993: Robert Weir
- 1994: Kevin Brown
- 1995: Nick Sweeney (IRL)
- 1996–2000: Robert Weir
- 2001: Glen Smith
- 2002: Robert Weir
- 2003–04: Emeka Udechuku
- 2005–06: Carl Myerscough
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