Nineteen year old Mykolas Alekna competing in Munich where
he won the men's discus, with his fifth throw of 69.78 - just
short of his best ever throw of 69.81.
His father Virgilijus Alekna won the event in 2006, having
already won the Olympics in 2000 and 2004.
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany.
Final Men's discus.
1.
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Mykolas Alekna |
Lithuania |
69.78 |
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CR |
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2. |
Kristjan Čeh |
Slovenia
|
68.28
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3. |
Lawrence Okoye
|
Great Britain
|
67.14
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SB
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4. |
Simon Pettersson
|
Sweden
|
67.12
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5. |
Daniel Ståhl
|
Sweden
|
66.39
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6. |
Andrius Gudžius |
Lithuania
|
65.40
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2022 World Championships. Oregon, U.S.A.
Final men's discus.
1.
|
Kristjan Čeh
|
Slovenia (SLO)
|
71.13 m
|
CR
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2.
|
Mykolas Alekna
|
Lithuania (LTU)
|
69.27 m
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3.
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Andrius Gudžius
|
Lithuania (LTU)
|
67.55 m
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4.
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Daniel Ståhl
|
Sweden (SWE)
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67.10
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5.
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Simon Pettersson
|
Sweden (SWE)
|
67.00
|
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68.11 Q
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6.
|
Matthew Denny
|
Australia (AUS)
|
66.47
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66.98 Q
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7.
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Alex Rose
|
Samoa (SAM)
|
65.57
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8.
|
Alin Firfirică
|
Romania (ROM)
|
65.57
|
SB
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