Andrius Gudžius

Andrius Gudžius (born 14 February 1991) is a Lithuanian discus thrower. Gudzius won the gold at the 2017 World Championships.

Andrius Gudžius
Gudžius during 2017 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1991-02-14) 14 February 1991 (age 33)
Kaunas, Lithuania
Height1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight136 kg (300 lb)
Medal record

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.

Gudzius has a personal best of 69.59 m.

International competitions edit

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Lithuania
2007World Youth ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic3rdDiscus (1.5 kg)61.59 m
2008World Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland6thDiscus (1.75 kg)58.63 m
2009European Junior ChampionshipsNovi Sad, Serbia5thDiscus (1.75 kg)60.05 m
2010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada1stDiscus (1.75 kg)63.78 m
2011European U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic13th (q)Discus56.58 m
UniversiadeShenzhen, China13th (q)Discus56.59 m
2013European U23 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland1stDiscus62.40 m
2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland10thDiscus60.82 m
2015UniversiadeGwangju, South Korea3thDiscus62.54 m
2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China14th (q)Discus62.22 m
2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands13th (q)Discus63.60 m
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil12thDiscus60.66 m
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom1stDiscus69.21 m
2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany1stDiscus68.46 m
2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar12thDiscus61.55 m
2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan6thDiscus throw64.11 m
2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States3rdDiscus throw67.55 m
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany6thDiscus throw65.40 m
2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary6thDiscus throw66.16 m

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Awards
Preceded by Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year
2017, 2018
Succeeded by