Larry Achike
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 January 1975 Islington, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Triple jump | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Onochie Lawrence Achike (born 31 January 1975) is a retired track and field athlete from England who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a Commonwealth Games gold medal.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]He was born in Islington, London, and educated at Worth School in Sussex.[citation needed] His was a member of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers in North London.
A former rugby player, Achike eventually specialised in triple jump and represented England, winning the gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[2][3][4]
At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, he represented Great Britain and placed fifth in the triple jump, setting a new personal best of 17.30 metres during the contest.[5]
He competed at the 2006 European Championships, but failed to qualify for the final. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, he represented Great Britain again and finished seventh in the triple jump, with a 17.17 m jump.[5]
Achike was a four-times British triple jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title in 1999 and 2003[6] and the British Athletics Championships in 2011 and 2012.[7]
International competitions
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 11th | Triple jump | 15.33 m (wind: -0.2 m/s) |
| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | Triple jump | 16.67 m w (wind: +2.4 m/s) |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 21st (q) | Triple jump | 16.13 m |
| Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 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 |
Family Olivia Achike, Sarah Achike, Ella Achike, Ruben Achike.
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External links
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Islington (district)
- Athletes from the London Borough of Islington
- English men triple jumpers
- British men triple jumpers
- Olympic men triple jumpers
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- World Athletics U20 Championships winners
- British Athletics Championships winners
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
- People educated at Worth School
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics