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Lawrence Okoye

1991 - Today

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Lawrence Amaechi Okoye (born 6 October 1991) is a British track and field athlete and former American football defensive tackle. He is the British record holder in the discus event. Okoye became the first ever British athlete to win a medal in Discus at a European Championships during Munich 2022. He has also played rugby union. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lawrence Okoye is the 9,271st most popular athlete (down from 9,113th in 2019), the 8,919th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,845th in 2019) and the 378th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lawrence Okoye ranks 9,271 out of 6,025Before him are Lukas Hollaus, Wesley Vázquez, Anirban Lahiri, Wang Shuang, Jessica-Bianca Wessolly, and Abdelhaq Nadir. After him are Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Varvara Subbotina, Karen Roco, Tachlowini Gabriyesos, Sandra Bernal, and Irvette van Zyl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Lawrence Okoye ranks 1,722Before him are Yefri Pérez, Afrodite Zegers, Ruby Tui, Lucas Bjerregaard, Angelika Mach, and Joshua Hicks. After him are Fabian Schwingenschlögl, Markéta Červenková, Roman Petrov, Su Xinyue, Stephanie Rovetti, and David Wrobel.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lawrence Okoye ranks 8,921 out of 8,785Before him are Sadik Mikhou (1990), Meghan Beesley (1989), Jake Jarman (2001), Sholto Carnegie (1995), Finn Surman (2003), and Ghulam Mustafa Bashir (1987). After him are Declan Brooks (1996), Andrew Pozzi (1992), Peter McGrail (1996), Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix (2004), Leah Wilkinson (1986), and Imogen Grant (1996).

Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Lawrence Okoye ranks 378Before him are Rebecca Shorten (1993), Scarlett Mew Jensen (2001), Sadik Mikhou (1990), Meghan Beesley (1989), Sholto Carnegie (1995), and Ghulam Mustafa Bashir (1987). After him are Declan Brooks (1996), Andrew Pozzi (1992), Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix (2004), Leah Wilkinson (1986), Imogen Grant (1996), and Tom Bosworth (1990).