Gatis Čakšs
Latvian javelin thrower
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Born | (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 29) Līvāni, Latvia |
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Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
Gatis Čakšs (born 13 June 1995 in Līvāni) is a Latvian athlete specialising in the javelin throw.[1] He won the gold medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships.
His personal best in the event was 84.86 metres set in Ogre in 14.08.2020. He improved it to 87.57 m in Eisenstadt (AUT) on 9 June 2021.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 8th | Javelin throw (700 g) | 66.94 m |
European Youth Olympic Festival | Trabzon, Turkey | 6th | Javelin throw (700 g) | 69.15 m | |
2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 12th | Javelin throw | 63.90 m |
2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 1st | Javelin throw | 74.04 m |
2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 10th | Javelin throw | 72.48 m |
2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 8th | Javelin throw | 74.44 m |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 13th (q) | Javelin throw | 78.13 m |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 21st (q) | Javelin throw | 79.94 m |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 18th (q) | Javelin throw | 78.73 m |
2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 17th (q) | Javelin throw | 74.63 m |
2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 33rd (q) | Javelin throw | 73.42 m |
2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 14th (q) | Javelin throw | 79.22 m |
Olympic Games | Paris, France | – | Javelin throw | NM |
References
- ^ Gatis Čakšs at World Athletics
External links
- Gatis Čakšs at Olympedia
- Gatis Čakšs at Olympics.com
- Gatis Čakšs at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation)
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World U20 Champions in men's javelin throw
- 1986:
Uladzimir Sasimovich (URS)
- 1988:
Vladimir Ovchinnikov (URS)
- 1990:
Tommi Viskari (FIN)
- 1992:
Aki Parviainen (FIN)
- 1994:
Marius Corbett (RSA)
- 1996:
Sergey Voynov (UZB)
- 1998:
David Parker (GBR)
- 2000:
Hardus Pienaar (RSA)
- 2002:
Igor Janik (POL)
- 2004:
Aleksey Tovarnov (RUS)
- 2006:
Robert Oosthuizen (RSA)
- 2008:
Robert Szpak (POL)
- 2010:
Till Wöschler (GER)
- 2012:
Keshorn Walcott (TTO)
- 2014:
Gatis Čakšs (LAT)
- 2016:
Neeraj Chopra (IND)
- 2018:
Nash Lowis (AUS)
- 2021:
Janne Läspä (FIN)
- 2022:
Artur Felfner (UKR)
- 2024:
Tom Teršek (SLO)
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