- Emeka Udechuku
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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]
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.[2] He is a former student of Dulwich College.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing United Kingdom and England 1998 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 2nd 2001 Universiade Beijing, China 12th 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 6th 9th Shot put 2003 Universiade Daegu, South Korea 3rd 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 24th 58.41 m 2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 7th References
- IAAF profile for Emeka Udechuku
- 2006 Commonwealth Games profile
- ^ Meaning of Chukwuemeka in Nigerian.name
- ^ UK All-Time Lists: Men - Throws - GBR Athletics
1876-1914 1914: Armas Taipale (FIN) •1919-1939 1920: Patrick Quinn (IRE) • 1921: Edvin Zallhagen (SWE) • 1922: Vilho Niittymaa (FIN) • 1923: George Mitchell • 1924-26: Patrick Bermingham (IRL) • 1927: Kálmán Marvalits (HUN) • 1928: Ernst Paulus (GER) • 1929: Harald Stenerud (NOR) • 1930: Jules Noël (FRA) • 1931: Endre Madarász (HUN) • 1932: Patrick Bermingham (IRL) • 1933: Endre Madarász (HUN) • 1934: Patrick Bermingham (IRL) • 1935: Harald Andersson (SWE) • 1936: Bernard Prendergast (JAM) • 1937: Nikolaos Syllas (GRE) • 1938: Adolfo Consolini (ITA) •
1939: Nikolaos Syllas (GRE) •1946-1959 1946-47: Jan 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: Stephanus du Plessis (SAF) •
1959: Mike Lindsay •1960-present 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 • 2007-09: Emeka Udechuku • 2010: Brett Morse
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