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").

Biography Udechuku attended Dulwich College 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.

At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens he represented Great Britain in the discus throw event.

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.

He has a wife and three children, a daughter and two sons who are twins, they currently live in Essex.

International competitions