Mykolas Alekna (born 28 September 2002)[1] is a Lithuanian athlete who specializes in the discus throw. He is the current world record holder of the event with 74.35 metres (243 ft 11 in) which will be subject to ratification.[2] At the age of 19, he won the silver medal at the 2022 World Championships, becoming the youngest world discus medallist in history. Alekna was then the youngest ever winner in his discipline at the 2022 European Championships, setting the competition record in the process.[3][4]
In 2021, he was the World Under-20 and European U20 champion.[5][6][7]
Mykolas is the son of double Olympic discus throw champion Virgilijus Alekna.[8] His brother Martynas Alekna is also a discus thrower.
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^"Mykolas Alekna neturi lygių ir pasaulyje – disko metikas Kenijoje nokautavo varžovus pirmuoju metimu". www.lrytas.lt. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^"Jau pirmuoju metimu rekordą pagerinęs Mykolas Alekna – pasaulio jaunimo čempionas!". 15min.lt/sportas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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^Faraudo, Jeff (28 October 2022). "Cal Discus Ace Mykolas Alekna Named Europe's Rising Star for Track and Field". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
MykolasAlekna (born 28 September 2002) is a Lithuanian athlete who specializes in the discus throw. He is the current world record holder of the event...
children - Martynas Alekna, the discus world record holder MykolasAlekna, and Gabrielė Aleknaite. Alekna has won two gold medals in the Summer Olympics in the...
creating a vivid representation of the sport. Correct as of May 2024. MykolasAlekna had throws of 72.71, 72.89 and 74.35, initially measured as 74.41, at...
"Europos U23 Čempionate M. Alekna Iškovojo Auksą, G. Karinauskaitė – Sidabrą" [In European U23 Championships: M. Alekna won gold, G. Karinauskaitė –...
8995 score". World Athletics. Retrieved June 24, 2021. "Lithuania's MykolasAlekna breaks discus throw record that stood since 1986". Associated Press...
93 metres. His brother MykolasAlekna is also a discus thrower. His sister Gabrielė Aleknaitė is a long jumper. "Martynas Alekna". World Athletics. Retrieved...
REPORT | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved May 14, 2023. "Alekna throws 71.00m in Berkeley, Crouser and Ealey win at Drake Relays". World...
details Daniel Ståhl Sweden 71.46 m CR Kristjan Čeh Slovenia 70.02 m MykolasAlekna Lithuania 68.85 m Javelin throw details Neeraj Chopra India 88.17...
Valencia". World Athletics. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024. "Alekna breaks discus world record with 74.35m in Oklahoma". World Athletics. 2024-04-15...
NCAA discus record holder MykolasAlekna,[by two centimeters].Who is the son of legendary Discus thrower Virgilijus Alekna. Claudio left his team at UVA...
(1458–1459) and regent of Polatsk (1463–1477). After the death of Mykolas Kęsgaila in 1476, Alekna became Grand Chancellor and Voivode of Vilnius. He held those...
REPORT | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 27 May 2023. "Alekna breaks discus world record with 74.35m in Oklahoma". World Athletics. 15...
Points 1 Kristjan Čeh 17 Feb 1999 1467 2 Daniel Ståhl 27 Aug 1992 1441 3 MykolasAlekna 28 Sep 2002 1377 4 Matthew Denny 2 Jun 1996 1375 5 Andrius Gudžius 14...
Men's Discus Throw Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 April 2024. "Alekna breaks discus world record with 74.35m in Oklahoma". World Athletics. 15...
European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, finishing behind Lithuanian MykolasAlekna. "Marius Karges". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2024. "Marius...
2016 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland Discus throw (1.75 kg) 69.81 m A MykolasAlekna Lithuania 22 August 2021 2021 Championships Nairobi, Kenya Hammer throw...
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