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| Born | (1995-06-13)13 June 1995 (age 30) |
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| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
Gatis Čakšs (born 13 June 1995 inLīvāni) is aLatvian athlete specialising in thejavelin throw. He has competed at multiple major championships, including the2024 Paris Olympics. He won the gold medal at the2014 World Junior Championships.[1]
He won the gold medal at the2014 World Junior Championships inEugene, Oregon with a throw of 75.04 metres to win from SlovenianMatija Muhar, by over a metre.[2] He made hisDiamond League debut in 2018 in Birmingham, England, and finished in sixth place with a best throw of 80.96 metres.[3]
In 2019, he became National senior champion at theLatvian Athletics Championships with a throw of 84.04 metres.[4] In August 2020, he retained his national championship title at the Latvian Athletics Championships with a throw of 83.80 metres.[5] In June 2021, he won the Latvian national title for a third time at the Latvian Athletics Championships, with a throw of 81.96 metres.[6] In June 2021, he moved to second on the Latvian all-time list by winning inEisenstadt, Austria, with a throw of 87.57 metres.[7] He competed at the2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021, but did not progress to the final with a best throw of 78.73 metres.[8]
In 2022, he took part in the2022 European Athletics Championships inMunich.[9] He was selected for the2023 World Athletics Championships inBudapest in August 2023, but did not make the final.[10]
In June 2024, he competed at the2024 European Athletics Championships inRome. He threw 79.42 metres in qualifying but did not proceed through to the final.[11] He competed in the javelin at the2024 Summer Olympics inParis in August 2024, but failed to record a throw.[12][13]
| 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 | |
World U20 Champions in men'sjavelin throw | |
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