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").Meaning of Chukwuemeka in Nigerian.name
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.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.
International competitions Representing and 1997European U20 ChampionshipsLjubljana, Slovenia1stDiscus53.90 m1998World Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France13th (q)Shot put16.42 m2ndDiscus57.99 m1999European U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden7thDiscus57.87 m2001European U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands7thDiscus57.25 mUniversiadeBeijing, China11thShot put16.77 m12thDiscus55.58 m2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom9thShot put17.54 m6thDiscus57.33 m2003UniversiadeDaegu, South Korea 3rdDiscus60.44 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece24thDiscus58.41 m2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia7thDiscus59.36 m2010Commonwealth GamesDelhi, India5thDiscus59.59 m
References
External links
(2002) (2010) 2006 Commonwealth Games profile