1. Lawrence Okoye was born on 6 October 1991 and is a British track and field athlete and former American football defensive tackle.
21 Facts About Lawrence Okoye
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Lawrence Okoye is the British record holder in the discus event.
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Lawrence Okoye is an honorary member of the St Peter's College JCR, and has an offer from the University of Oxford to study law which he is keen to take up in the future.
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Lawrence Okoye played rugby union as a winger for Whitgift School playing in the Daily Mail Schools Rugby Under 18 final at Twickenham in 2010, and was a member of the academy teams of both London Irish and London Wasps.
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Lawrence Okoye was arrested on 6 February 2019 as part of a reverse prostitution sting in Shelby County, Alabama, four days before the kickoff of the Birmingham Iron's inaugural season.
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Lawrence Okoye began training full-time in the discus in September 2010 after a promising career as a junior rugby union player.
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Lawrence Okoye won a gold medal at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships in July 2011 at the age of 19.
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Lawrence Okoye then bettered that mark with another British record of 68.24m at the Hallesche Werfertage meeting in May 2012.
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In 2024 Lawrence Okoye was one of 155 men selected to Great Britain's Team to compete in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics and finished the year with a best throw of 67.05 in Zagreb, Croatia.
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In March 2013, Lawrence Okoye announced his intentions to play in the National Football League, despite having never played American football at school or university; he stated that five NFL teams expressed interest in him, and planned to sign after the 2013 NFL draft.
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At the NFL Super Regional Combine, Lawrence Okoye ran the 40-yard dash in 4.78 seconds, while scoring 36 inches on the vertical jump and 10 feet, 7 inches on the broad jump.
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On 27 August 2013, Lawrence Okoye was placed on Injured Reserve after sustaining an injury in the pre-season.
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On 31 August 2014, the 49ers announced that Lawrence Okoye was added to the practice squad.
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On 31 August 2015, Lawrence Okoye was waived in order for the 49ers to make the 53-man roster.
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Head coach Bruce Arians said that a leading reason for Lawrence Okoye's release was because Lawrence Okoye parked his car in Arians's parking spot at team facilities.
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On 23 November 2016, Lawrence Okoye was signed to the Bears' practice squad.
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On 18 September 2017, Lawrence Okoye signed to the practice squad of Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
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Lawrence Okoye was released on 8 October 2017 and re-signed by the Alouettes on 19 May 2018.
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On 12 October 2018, Lawrence Okoye signed for the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football ahead of the inaugural season of the League in 2019.
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Lawrence Okoye made the 52-man roster on 30 January 2019.
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Lawrence Okoye was placed on injured reserve on 20 February 2019.