Kristjan Čeh


Kristjan Čeh /tʃex/ 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.
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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.
His personal best in the event was 68.75 metres set in Maribor in 2020, until he improved it with 69.52 m 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 on 26 June 2021. He again improved his personal best with 71.27 m in Birmingham on 21 May 2022.
Since February 2022, he has been coached by Olympic champion Gerd Kanter.