Kristjan Čeh
Personal information
Born (1999-02-17) 17 February 1999
Ptuj, Slovenia
Height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw
Coached byGerd Kanter
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1st (2023)[1]
Personal best71.86 (16 June 2023)[2]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Slovenia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 EugeneDiscus throw
Silver medal – second place2023 BudapestDiscus throw
Diamond League
First place2022Discus Throw
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 MunichDiscus throw
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaDiscus throw

Kristjan Čeh (born 17 February 1999)[3] is a Slovenian athlete specialising in the discus throw. He won the gold medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, setting a championship record in the process. Čeh placed second at the 2023 World Championships and the 2022 European Championships.

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.[4]

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.[5]

Since February 2022, he has been coached by Olympic champion Gerd Kanter.[6]

International competitions

Representing  Slovenia
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
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, OR, United States 1st Discus throw 71.13 m CR
European Championships Munich, Germany 2nd Discus throw 68.28 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd Discus throw 70.02 m

References

  1. ↑ https://worldathletics.org/world-rankings/discus-throw/men?regionType=world&page=1&rankDate=2023-12-26
  2. ↑ "Kristjan ČEH | Profile | World Athletics".
  3. ↑ Kristjan Čeh at World Athletics
  4. ↑ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Discus Throw - men - senior - outdoor".
  6. ↑ "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).
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