Emeka Udechuku

Chukwuemeka Young Udechuku // ^ⓘ (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]

Emeka Udechuku

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	10 July 1979 Paddington, London, England
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	128 kg (282 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	discus
Club	Woodford Green with Essex Ladies

Biography

Udechuku attended Dulwich College^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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	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