Emeka Udechuku

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| name = Emeka Udechuku

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| nationality = British (English)

| sport = Athletics

| event = discus

| club = Woodford Green with Essex Ladies

| birth_date = 10 July 1979

| birth_place = Paddington, London, England

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| height =179 cm

| weight = 128 kg

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Chukwuemeka Young Udechuku {{IPAc-en||audio=Ig-Chukwuemeka Udechukwu.ogg}} (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").[http://www.nigerian.name/w/index.php?title=Chukwuemeka Meaning of Chukwuemeka in Nigerian.name]

Biography

Udechuku attended Dulwich College{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bm/|title=British Medallists in International Championships|website=GBR Athletics}}

At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens he represented Great Britain in the discus throw event.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/105711 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=28 March 2025}}

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.[http://www.gbrathletics.com/uk/mf99.htm UK All-Time Lists: Men - Throws] - GBR Athletics

He has a wife and three children, a daughter and two sons who are twins, they currently live in Essex.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

International competitions

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{GBR2}} and {{ENG}}
1997 \|European U20 Championships \|Ljubljana, Slovenia \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Discus \|53.90 m
rowspan=2\|1998 \|rowspan=2\|World Junior Championships \|rowspan=2\|Annecy, France \|13th (q) \|Shot put \|16.42 m
bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Discus \|57.99 m
1999 \|European U23 Championships \|Gothenburg, Sweden \|7th \|Discus \|57.87 m
rowspan=3\|2001 \|European U23 Championships \|Amsterdam, Netherlands \|7th \|Discus \|57.25 m
rowspan=2\|Universiade \|rowspan=2\|Beijing, China \|11th \|Shot put \|16.77 m
12th \|Discus \|55.58 m
rowspan=2\|2002 \|rowspan=2\|Commonwealth Games \|rowspan=2\|Manchester, United Kingdom \|9th \|Shot put \|17.54 m
6th \|Discus \|57.33 m
2003 \|Universiade \|Daegu, South Korea \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 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

colspan="6"|Representing {{GBR2}} and {{ENG}}

1997

|European U20 Championships

|Ljubljana, Slovenia

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Discus

|53.90 m

rowspan=2|1998

|rowspan=2|World Junior Championships

|rowspan=2|Annecy, France

|13th (q)

|Shot put