Kristjan Čeh

Kristjan Čeh
Personal information
Born (1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 (age 25)
Ptuj, Slovenia
Height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw
Coached byGerd Kanter
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1st (2023)[1]
Personal best71.86 (16 June 2023)[2]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Slovenia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Eugene Discus throw
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest Discus throw
Diamond League
First place 2022 Discus Throw
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rome Discus throw
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich Discus throw
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Discus throw

Kristjan Čeh[needs IPA] (born 17 February 1999)[3] is a Slovenian athlete specialising in the discus throw. He won the gold medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, setting a championship record in the process. Čeh placed second at the 2023 World Championships and the 2022 European Championships.

Career

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He represented his country at the 2019 World Athletics Championships without qualifying for the final. Earlier that year he won a gold medal at the European U23 Championships in Gävle, Sweden.[4]

His personal best in the event was 68.75 metres set in Maribor in 2020, until he improved it with 69.52 m (National record) at Mestni stadion, in Ptuj, on 27 May 2021. This was the European U23 Record, before he improved it with 70.35 m in Kuortane (FIN) on 26 June 2021. He again improved his personal best with 71.27 m in Birmingham (GBR) on 21 May 2022.[5]

Since February 2022, he has been coached by Olympic champion Gerd Kanter.[6]

International competitions

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Representing  Slovenia
Year Competition Venue Position Event Result
2016 European Youth Championships Tbilisi, Georgia 26th (q) Discus throw (1.5 kg) 47.49 m
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy Discus throw (1.75 kg) NM
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 2nd Discus throw 62.03 m
World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 15th (q) Discus throw (1.75 kg) 56.47 m
2019 European Throwing Cup (U23) Šamorín, Slovakia 1st Discus throw 62.90 m
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 1st Discus throw 63.82 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 31st (q) Discus throw 59.55 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 5th Discus throw 66.62 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 1st Discus throw 71.13 m CR
European Championships Munich, Germany 2nd Discus throw 68.28 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd Discus throw 70.02 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 1st Discus throw 68.08 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 4th Discus throw 68.41 m

References

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  1. ^ "World Rankings | Men's Discus Throw".
  2. ^ "Kristjan ČEH | Profile | World Athletics".
  3. ^ Kristjan Čeh at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Discus Throw - men - senior - outdoor".
  6. ^ "Kanter: Kristjan Čeh je mladi Michael Jordan, le v atletiki" [Kanter: Kristjan Čeh is a young Michael Jordan, only in athletics]. RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian).
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