Chukwuemeka Osammor

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Chukwuemeka Osammor
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2025 UK Athletics Championships
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (2001-06-15) 15 June 2001 (age 24)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Discus, Shot put
Club Sheffield & Dearne Athletic Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Discus: 60.81m (Manchester, 2022)
Shot put 16.71m (Sheffield, 2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
British Athletics Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Manchester Discus

Chukwuemeka Osammor (born 15 June 2001) is a British discus thrower and shot putter. In 2024, he became British national champion in the discus. [1]

Biography

From Sheffield, he attended De Montfort University. [2]

In June 2022, as a member of Sheffield & Dearne Athletic Club, [3] he threw a personal best distance in the discus of 60.81 metres. [4]

In February 2023, he won the discus at the UK Winter Long Throws Championships, in Loughborough. [5] In March 2023, he captained the England team and won the U23 discus at the Indoor Throwing competition at Växjö, Sweden. [6]

In May 2023, he won the gold medal in the discus throw with a distance of 54.09 metres at the British Universities and Colleges (BUCS) Championships in Manchester. [7] In July 2023, he competed for Great Britain at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland. [8]

In June 2024, he became British national champion in the discus at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in Manchester. [9] [10]

He finished in third place in the shot put at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, on 23 February 2025. [11]

References

  1. "Chukwuemeka Osammor". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. Dickson Jefford, Oli (21 April 2022). "Why Sheffield discus star Chukwuemeka Osammor can't wait for Commonwealth Games". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. "NAL athletes on top form at Loughborough International". nationalathleticsleague. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. "U20 and U23 Championships: preview". England Athletics. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  5. "800M WORLD RECORD FOR HANNAH COCKROFT - WEEKEND UPDATE". British Athlstics. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  6. "Indoor Throwing competition at Växjö: report and results". England Athletics. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  7. Henson, John (2 May 2023). "Rising stars of Sheffield Athletics victorious at British Universities & Colleges Sports Athletics Championships". The Star. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  8. "GB & NI MAKE SWIFT PROGRESS ON OPENING MORNING OF EUROPEAN U23 CHAMPS". British Athlstics. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  9. "UK ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OLYMPIC TRIALS 2024: ALL RESULTS - COMPLETE LIST". Olympics.com. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  10. Henderson, Jason (29 June 2024). "Molly Caudery soars to 4.83m win at UK Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  11. Henderson, Jason (23 February 2025). "George Mills leads Euro qualifiers at UK Indoor Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 February 2025.