Kristjan Čeh /tʃex/ (born 17 February 1999) is a Slovenian athlete specialising in the discus throw. He is a World Championships gold medallist and two-time European Championships gold medallist. Čeh won the gold medal at the 2022 World Championships, setting a new championship record in the process, the 2024 European Championships and the 2026 European Championships. He placed second at the 2023 World Championships and the 2022 European Championships. Čeh is a two-time Olympian and competed at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.
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 (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.
Since February 2022, he has been coached by Olympic champion Gerd Kanter.
International competitions 2016European Youth ChampionshipsTbilisi, Georgia26th (q)Discus throw (1.5 kg)47.49 m2017European U20 ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy–Discus throw (1.75 kg)NM2018Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain2ndDiscus throw62.03 mWorld U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland15th (q)Discus throw (1.75 kg)56.47 m2019European Throwing Cup (U23)Šamorín, Slovakia1stDiscus throw62.90 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsGävle, Sweden1stDiscus throw63.82 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar31st (q)Discus throw59.55 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan5thDiscus throw66.62 m2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States1stDiscus throw71.13 m European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany2ndDiscus throw68.28 m2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary2ndDiscus throw70.02 m2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy1stDiscus throw68.08 mOlympic GamesParis, France4thDiscus throw68.41 m2025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan8thDiscus throw63.07 m2026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom1stDiscus throw72.51 m Mediterranean GamesTaranto, Italy1stDiscus throw68.70 m
References
External links
Kristjan Ceh at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link) Kristjan Čeh at Team Slovenia