{{short description|English track and field athlete}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use British English|date=February 2012}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Larry Achike | image = | image_size = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--> | caption = | nationality = British (English) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|1|31|df=y}} | birth_place = Islington, London, England | death_date = | death_place = | sport = Athletics | event = Triple jump | height = 188 cm | weight = 75 kg | club = Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Athletics}} {{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalGold|1998 Kuala Lumpur | triple jump}} }}
'''Onochie Lawrence Achike''' {{Audio|LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Vivian Amalachukwu-Onochie Lawrence Achike.wav|Listen|help=no}} (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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ac/larry-achike-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025539/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ac/larry-achike-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Olympic Profile|website=Sports Reference}}</ref>
== Biography == He was born in Islington, London, and educated at Worth School in Sussex.{{citation needed|date=July 2025}} 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/kuala-lumpur-1998/athletes|title=1998 Athletes|website=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3044/19/all|title=England team in 1998|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=14 January 2020|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330125318/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3044/19/all|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/39647|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=14 January 2020|archive-date=13 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213222221/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/39647|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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.<ref name=oly>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/86903 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=10 July 2025}}</ref>
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.<ref name=oly/>
Achike was a four-times British triple jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title in 1999 and 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=10 July 2025}}</ref> and the British Athletics Championships in 2011 and 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=10 July 2025}}</ref>
== International competitions == {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{GBR2}} and {{ENG}} |- |1992 |World Junior Championships |Seoul, South Korea |11th |Triple jump |15.33 m <small>(wind: -0.2 m/s)</small> |- |1994 |World Junior Championships |Lisbon, Portugal |bgcolor=gold| 1st |Triple jump |16.67 m '''w''' <small>(wind: +2.4 m/s)</small> |- |rowspan=2|1998 |European Championships |Budapest, Hungary |21st (q) |Triple jump |16.13 m |- |Commonwealth Games |Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |bgcolor=gold|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.
== References == {{Reflist}} *{{World Athletics}}
== External links == * {{sports links}}
{{Footer Commonwealth Champions Triple Jump Men}} {{Footer World Junior Champions men's triple jump}} {{British Athletics Championships men's triple jump champions}} {{Footer Australia NC Triple Jump Men}}
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