Larry Achike

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Onochie Lawrence ("Larry") Achike (born 31 January 1975) is an English retired track and field athlete.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ac/larry-achike-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025539/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ac/larry-achike-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Olympic Profile|website=Sports Reference}} He was born in Islington, London, and educated at Worth School in Sussex.

Athletics career

A former rugby player, Achike eventually specialized in triple jump and represented England, winning the gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/kuala-lumpur-1998/athletes|title=1998 Athletes|website=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3044/19/all|title=England team in 1998|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=14 January 2020|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330125318/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3044/19/all|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/39647|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=14 January 2020|archive-date=13 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213222221/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/39647|url-status=dead}} He placed 5th in the 2000 Olympic Games, 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, held in Beijing, with a 17.17 m jump.

International competitions

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{GBR2}} and {{ENG}}
1992 \|World Junior Championships \|Seoul, South Korea \|11th \|Triple jump \|15.33 m (wind: -0.2 m/s)
1994 \|World Junior Championships \|Lisbon, Portugal \|bgcolor=gold\| 1st \|Triple jump \|16.67 m w (wind: +2.4 m/s)
rowspan=2\|1998 \|European Championships \|Budapest, Hungary \|21st (q) \|Triple jump \|16.13 m
Commonwealth Games \|Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Triple jump \|17.10 m
2000 \|Olympic Games \|Sydney, Australia \|5th \|Triple jump \|17.29 m
2001 \|Goodwill Games \|Brisbane, Australia \|5th \|Triple jump \|16.36 m
2006 \|European Championships \|Gothenburg, Sweden \|14th (q) \|Triple jump \|16.68 m
2008 \|Olympic Games \|Beijing, China \|7th \|Triple Jump \|17.17 m
2010 \|Commonwealth Games \|Delhi, India \|7th \|Triple jump \|16.59 m

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

1992

|World Junior Championships

|Seoul, South Korea

|11th

|Triple jump

|15.33 m (wind: -0.2 m/s)

1994

|World Junior Championships

|Lisbon, Portugal

|bgcolor=gold| 1st

|Triple jump