| Nationality | British (English) |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 31 January 1975 (age 51) |
| Birth place | Islington, London, England |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Triple jump |
| Height | 188 cm |
| Weight | 75 kg |
| Club | Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers |
Onochie Lawrence Achike Listen (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
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
| Representing and | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
References
- ^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England
- ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 10 July 2025.