Andrius Gudžius

Gudžius during 2017 World Championships
Personal information
Born	(1991-02-14) 14 February 1991 (age 33) Kaunas, Lithuania
Height	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	136 kg (300 lb)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Lithuania World Championships 2017 London Discus throw 2022 Eugene Discus throw European Championships 2018 Berlin Discus throw European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Discus throw Universiade 2015 Gwangju Discus throw World Junior Championships in Athletics 2010 Moncton Discus throw World Youth Championships in Athletics 2007 Ostrava Discus throw

Andrius Gudžius (born 14 February 1991) is a Lithuanian discus thrower. Gudzius won the gold at the 2017 World Championships.

He had his first national placing at the 2008 Lithuanian Athletics Championships, where he was third with 53.52 m. Two years later, the teenage Gudžius improved to second at the Lithuanian Championships with 60.98 m. He won the gold medal at the 2018 European Championships.

Gudzius has a personal best of 69.59 m.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Lithuania
2007	World Youth Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	3rd	Discus (1.5 kg)	61.59 m
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	6th	Discus (1.75 kg)	58.63 m
2009	European Junior Championships	Novi Sad, Serbia	5th	Discus (1.75 kg)	60.05 m
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	1st	Discus (1.75 kg)	63.78 m
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	13th (q)	Discus throw	56.58 m
	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	13th (q)	Discus throw	56.59 m
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	1st	Discus throw	62.40 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	10th	Discus throw	60.82 m
2015	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	3th	Discus throw	62.54 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	14th (q)	Discus throw	62.22 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	13th (q)	Discus throw	63.60 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	12th	Discus throw	60.66 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	1st	Discus throw	69.21 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	1st	Discus throw	68.46 m
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	12th	Discus throw	61.55 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	6th	Discus throw	64.11 m
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	3rd	Discus throw	67.55 m
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	6th	Discus throw	65.40 m
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	6th	Discus throw	66.16 m
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	7th	Discus throw	64.43 m
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	8th	Discus throw	66.55 m

• Andrius Gudžius at World Athletics

• Andrius Gudžius at Diamond League
• Andrius Gudžius at Olympedia (archive)
• Andrius Gudžius at Olympics.com
• Andrius Gudžius at the Lietuvos tautinis olimpinis komitetas (in Lithuanian)