Andrius Gudžius

Andrius Gudžius

Gudžius during 2017 World Championships
Personal information
Born	(1991-02-14) 14 February 1991 (age 33) Kaunas, Lithuania
Height	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	136 kg (300 lb)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Lithuania World Championships 2017 London Discus throw 2022 Eugene Discus throw European Championships 2018 Berlin Discus throw European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Discus throw Universiade 2015 Gwangju Discus throw World Junior Championships in Athletics 2010 Moncton Discus throw World Youth Championships in Athletics 2007 Ostrava Discus throw

Andrius Gudžius (born 14 February 1991) is a Lithuanian discus thrower. Gudzius won the gold at the 2017 World Championships.

He had his first national placing at the 2008 Lithuanian Athletics Championships, where he was third with 53.52 m. Two years later, the teenage Gudžius improved to second at the Lithuanian Championships with 60.98 m. He won the gold medal at the 2018 European Championships.

Gudzius has a personal best of 69.59 m.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Lithuania
2007	World Youth Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	3rd	Discus (1.5 kg)	61.59 m
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	6th	Discus (1.75 kg)	58.63 m
2009	European Junior Championships	Novi Sad, Serbia	5th	Discus (1.75 kg)	60.05 m
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	1st	Discus (1.75 kg)	63.78 m
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	13th (q)	Discus	56.58 m
	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	13th (q)	Discus	56.59 m
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	1st	Discus	62.40 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	10th	Discus	60.82 m
2015	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	3th	Discus	62.54 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	14th (q)	Discus	62.22 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	13th (q)	Discus	63.60 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	12th	Discus	60.66 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	1st	Discus	69.21 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	1st	Discus	68.46 m
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	12th	Discus	61.55 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	6th	Discus	64.11 m
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	3rd	Discus	67.55 m
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	6th	Discus	65.40 m
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	6th	Discus	66.16 m
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	7th	Discus	64.43 m

References

• Andrius Gudžius at World Athletics

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andrius Gudžius.

• Andrius Gudžius at Diamond League
• Andrius Gudžius at Olympedia
• Andrius Gudžius at Olympics.com
• Andrius Gudžius at the Lietuvos tautinis olimpinis komitetas (in Lithuanian)

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