Gatis Čakšs

Gatis Čakšs (born 13 June 1995 in Līvāni) is a Latvian athlete specialising in the javelin throw. He has competed at multiple major championships, including the 2024 Paris Olympics. He won the gold medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships.^[1]

Gatis Čakšs

Personal information
Born	(1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 29) Līvāni, Latvia
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw

Career

He won the gold medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon with a throw of 75.04 metres to win from Slovenian Matija Muhar, by over a metre.^[2] He made his Diamond League debut in 2018 in Birmingham, England, and finished in sixth place with a best throw of 80.96 metres.^[3]

In 2019, he became National senior champion at the Latvian Athletics Championships with a throw of 84.04 metres.^[4] In August 2020, he retained his national championship title at the Latvian Athletics Championships with a throw of 83.80 metres.^[5] In June 2021, he won the Latvian national title for a third time at the Latvian Athletics Championships, with a throw of 81.96 metres.^[6] In June 2021, he moved to second on the Latvian all-time list by winning in Eisenstadt, Austria, with a throw of 87.57 metres.^[7] He competed at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021, but did not progress to the final with a best throw of 78.73 metres.^[8]

In 2022, he took part in the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich.^[9] He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, but did not make the final.^[10]

In June 2024, he competed at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. He threw 79.42 metres in qualifying but did not proceed through to the final.^[11] He competed in the javelin at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, but failed to record a throw.^[12][13]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Latvia
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	8th	Javelin throw (700 g)	66.94 m
	European Youth Olympic Festival	Trabzon, Turkey	6th	Javelin throw (700 g)	69.15 m
2013	European Junior Championships	Rieti, Italy	12th	Javelin throw	63.90 m
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	1st	Javelin throw	74.04 m
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	10th	Javelin throw	72.48 m
2017	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	8th	Javelin throw	74.44 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	13th (q)	Javelin throw	78.13 m
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	21st (q)	Javelin throw	79.94 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	18th (q)	Javelin throw	78.73 m
2022	European Championships	Munich, Germany	17th (q)	Javelin throw	74.63 m
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	33rd (q)	Javelin throw	73.42 m
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	14th (q)	Javelin throw	79.22 m
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	–	Javelin throw	NM