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. In April 2024 he broke the 38
year world record of Jurgen Schult with a throw of 74.35m.
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
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68.28
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| 3. |
Lawrence Okoye
|
Great Britain
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67.14
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SB
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| 4. |
Simon Pettersson
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Sweden
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67.12
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| 5. |
Daniel Ståhl
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Sweden
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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.
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Kristjan Čeh
|
Slovenia (SLO)
|
71.13 m
|
CR
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2.
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Mykolas Alekna
|
Lithuania (LTU)
|
69.27 m
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3.
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Andrius Gudžius
|
Lithuania (LTU)
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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)
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67.00
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68.11 Q
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6.
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Matthew Denny
|
Australia (AUS)
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66.47
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66.98 Q
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7.
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Alex Rose
|
Samoa (SAM)
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65.57
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8.
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Alin Firfirică
|
Romania (ROM)
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65.57
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SB
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