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
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

1. Meaning of Chukwuemeka in Nigerian.name
2. "British Medallists in International Championships". GBR Athletics.
3. UK All-Time Lists: Men - Throws - GBR Athletics

External links

• Emeka Udechuku at World Athletics
• 2006 Commonwealth Games profile