Abi Ekoku
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 13 April 1966 | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Wing, Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1993–95 | London Crusaders | |||||
| 1995–96 | Halifax Blue Sox | |||||
| 1997–98 | Bradford Bulls | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org | ||||||
| Competition record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discus | ||
Representing  England
| ||
| UK Championships[1] | ||
| 3rd | 1989 | |
| 2nd | 1990 | |
| 1st | 1992 | |
| British National Championships (AAA)[2] | ||
| 2nd | 1989 | |
| 1st | 1990 | |
| 2nd | 1992 | |
| Shot put | ||
| Representing England
| ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| 6th | 1990 Commonwealth Games[3] | |
Abi Ekoku (born 13 April 1966) is a former track and field athlete in both Discus and Shot put, as well as a former rugby league player, who is now a director at international property group Candelisa Resorts.
Sporting career
Athletics
Ekoku represented Great Britain and England at the Commonwealth Games, European Athletics Championships, and was AAA’s National Champion in the Discus held in Sheffield in 1992[1] and UK Champion in the early 1990s.
Rugby league
Ekoku spent six years as a professional rugby league player as a Wing. He started his rugby league career with London Crusaders, playing on a part-time basis whilst also lecturing in further education. He was signed by Halifax in July 1995, and played in the inaugural Super League season with the club. He joined Bradford Bulls in 1997, helping the club win the Super League that year, and also played in the 1997 Challenge Cup against St Helens at Wembley.
Ekoku announced his retirement from playing in 1998, and became chairman of the Rugby League Players' Association. He quit this post in 1999, and had a brief spell as chief executive at Keighley Cougars before being appointed by Bradford Bulls in a similar role. Ekoku was chief executive at Bradford from 2000 to 2003 - a period in which the club won the Super League, Challenge Cup and World Club Championship.
Ekoku returned to the game in 2005 as an anti-doping tutor before being appointed team manager for Great Britain in 2006. He stepped down from this role at the end of 2007.[4]
Personal life
His brother Efan, is a former professional footballer who represented the Nigeria national football team and is now a football pundit with ESPN.
References
- 1 2 GBR athletics UK results
- ↑ GBR Athletics - AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)
- ↑ 1990 Commonwealth Results at sporting heroes
- ↑ "Ekoku ends tenure as GB manager". BBC Sport. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2015.