Kristjan Čeh

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Kristjan Čeh
Personal information
Born (1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 (age 22)
Ptuj, Slovenia
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus throw

Kristjan Čeh (born 17 February 1999) is a Slovenian athlete specialising in the discus throw.[1] 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.

International competitions[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Slovenia
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

References[]

  1. ^ Kristjan Čeh at World Athletics
  2. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.


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