Andrius Gudžius

Andrius Gudžius

Andrius Gudžius during 2017 World Championships.
Personal information
Born	(1991-02-14) 14 February 1991 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 European Championships 2018 Berlin Discus World Junior Championships in Athletics 2010 Moncton Discus World Youth Championships in Athletics 2007 Ostrava Discus

Andrius Gudžius (born 14 February 1991) is a Lithuanian discus thrower. Gudzius won the gold at the 2017 World Championships and is the current reigning world champion. Gudzius has a personal best of 69.59 m.

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.

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	Discus	56.58 m
	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	13th (q)	Discus	56.59 m
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	1st	Discus	62.40 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

References

• Andrius Gudžius at IAAF