Gatis Čakšs

Gatis Čakšs
Personal information
Born (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 29)
Līvāni, Latvia
Sport
SportAthletics
EventJavelin 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
Representing  Latvia
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