Kristjan Čeh
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| Born | 17 February 1999 Ptuj, Slovenia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.06 (6ft 9in) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Discus throw | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gerd Kanter | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 71.27 (21 May 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Kristjan Čeh[needs IPA] (born 17 February 1999) is a Slovenian athlete specialising in the discus throw.[1]
Career
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.[2]
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.[3]
Since February 2022, he has been coached by Olympic champion Gerd Kanter.[4]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Slovenia
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| 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, United States | 1st | Discus throw | 71.13 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 2nd | Discus throw | 68.28 m | |
References
- ^ Kristjan Čeh at World Athletics
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Discus Throw - men - senior - outdoor".
- ^ "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).
World Athletics Championships champions in men's discus throw | |
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