Lawrence Okoye
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Lawrence Okoye is the British record holder
in the men's Discus
. He threw 67.63 metres on 9 July 2011. He won a gold medal at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships
in July 2011.
He began training full-time in the discus in September 2010 after a promising career as a junior rugby union
player.
British records in athletics
British records in athletics are the best performances in athletics events by athletes representing the United Kingdom which are ratified by the Amateur Athletic Association and the British Amateur Athletic Board .-History:...
in the men's Discus
Discus
Discus, "disk" in Latin, may refer to:* Discus , a progressive rock band from Indonesia* Discus , a fictional character from the Marvel Comics Universe and enemy of Luke Cage* Discus , a freshwater fish popular with aquarium keepers...
. He threw 67.63 metres on 9 July 2011. He won a gold medal at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships
2011 European Athletics U23 Championships
The 8th European Athletics U23 Championships were held on 14–17 July 2011 in the Městský stadion in Ostrava, Czech Republic.-Men's Results:-Women's Results:...
in July 2011.
He began training full-time in the discus in September 2010 after a promising career as a junior rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player.