Mykolas Alekna - Olympics - California Golden Bears Athletics

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2024 Paris Olympics Roster

Mykolas Alekna

Mykolas Alekna

Sport:

Men's Track & Field
Country:

Lithuania
Years at Cal:

2022-Present

Summary
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Career Highlights

Holds the World record in the men’s discus at 74.35m (243-11), set in April 2024 while competing unattached
Top-ranked men’s discus thrower in the world (World Athletics)
Has thrown over 70 meters at five different meets in 2024
Two-time World Championships Medalist (2022 – silver; 2023 – bronze)
Became the youngest World Championships discus medalist in history in 2022, winning silver at the age of 19
2022 European Champion; was the youngest discus champion in history at just 19 years old
2024 European Championships Bronze Medalist
2023 European U23 Champion
Two-time Lithuanian Champion (2022-23)
Two-time Best Male Athlete (2022-23) – National Olympic Committee of Lithuania
2022 European Athletics Men’s Rising Star
2022 Lithuanian Radio & Television (LRT) Ambassador of the Year
2021 World U20 Champion
2021 European U20 Champion
Became the youngest man ever to break the 70-meter mark at age 20
Set the unofficial World record for the longest discus throw by a teenager at 69.81m (229-0) in 2022
Owns the Lithuanian U20 record and was No. 2 all time among all U20 discus throwers worldwide
Owns eight of the top-10 discus throws in men’s collegiate history, including the Collegiate record (71.00m/232-11) that also stands as the unofficial World U23 record and official European U23 record
Has broken four facility records during his time at Cal
2022 semifinalist for the James E. Sullivan Award
Two-time semifinalist for The Bowerman; Cal’s first male semifinalist
Two-time USTFCCCA First-Team All-American
Two-time Pac-12 Champion (2022-23)
2022 USTFCCCA Division I West Region Men’s Field Athlete of the Year
2022 Pac-12 Men’s Field Athlete of the Year
2022 Pac-12 Men’s Freshman of the Year
Studying psychology at Cal

Event Schedule
Aug. 5 - Men's Discus Qualification A (Result: Q, 67.47m/221-4)
Aug. 7 - Men's Discus Final (Result: Silver Medal, 69.97m/229-6)

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