Kristjan Čeh

Kristjan Čeh /tʃex/ (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.

Kristjan Čeh

Personal information
Born	(1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 (age 26) Ptuj, Slovenia
Height	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Coached by	Gerd Kanter
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	1st (2023)[1]
Personal best	72.34 (24 MAY 2025)[2]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Slovenia World Championships 2022 Eugene Discus throw 2023 Budapest Discus throw Diamond League 2022 Discus Throw European Championships 2024 Rome Discus throw 2022 Munich Discus throw European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Discus throw European Throwing Cup 2025 Nicosia Discus Throw

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result
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
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	1st	Discus throw	68.08 m
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	4th	Discus throw	68.41 m