Onochie Lawrence ("Larry") Achike (born 31 January 1975) is an
English retired
track and field
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athlete. He was born in
Islington
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,
London
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, and educated at
Worth School
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in
Sussex
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.
Athletics career
A former
rugby
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player, Achike eventually specialized in
triple jump
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and represented
England
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, winning the
gold medal
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at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
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.
He placed 5th in the
2000 Olympic Games
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, setting a new personal best of 17.30 m during the contest.
He competed at the
2006 European Championships, but failed to qualify for the final. His club is Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers in North London. Achike finished 7th in the
2008 Olympics
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, held in
Beijing
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, with a 17.17 m jump.
International competitions
Family
Olivia Achike, Sarah Achike, Ella Achike, Ruben Achike.
References
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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 male triple jumpers
British male triple jumpers
Olympic male 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