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Lithuanian athlete (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Martynas Alekna (born 25 August 2000) is a Lithuanian discus thrower.[1]
He is the son of double Olympic discus throw champion Virgilijus Alekna and older brother of Mykolas Alekna. Aged 15 years-old, he won the Lithuanian U18 national championships in the discus.[2]
He had a personal best distance of 67.23 in Jelgava, Latvia in June 2023.[3] He finished in second place at the Lithuanian national championships in July 2023.[4] He subsequently competed for Lithuania at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, throwing best of 62.57 metres.[5][6]
He finished second at the Canaries International in Tenerife in May 2024 with a distance of 66.59 metres.[7] He finished ninth at the 2024 Diamond League event 2024 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme in Rabat with a throw of 63.93 metres.[8] He competed in the discus throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024.[9]
His brother Mykolas Alekna is also a discus thrower.[10] His sister Gabrielė Aleknaitė is a long jumper.[11]
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