Gatis Čakšs

Gatis Čakšs

Personal information
Born	(1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 Līvāni, Latvia
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw

Gatis Čakšs (born 13 June 1995 in Līvāni) is a Latvian athlete specialising in the javelin throw. He won the gold medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships.

His personal best in the event was 84.86 metres set in Ogre in 14.08.2020. He improved it to 87.57 m in Eisenstadt (AUT) on 9 June 2021.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Latvia
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	8th	Javelin throw (700 g)	66.94 m
	European Youth Olympic Festival	Trabzon, Turkey	6th	Javelin throw (700 g)	69.15 m
2013	European Junior Championships	Rieti, Italy	12th	Javelin throw	63.90 m
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	1st	Javelin throw	74.04 m
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	10th	Javelin throw	72.48 m
2017	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	8th	Javelin throw	74.44 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	13th (q)	Javelin throw	78.13 m
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	21st (q)	Javelin throw	79.94 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	18th (q)	Javelin throw	78.73 m
2022	European Championships	Munich, Germany	17th (q)	Javelin throw	74.63 m
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	33rd (q)	Javelin throw	73.42 m
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	14th (q)	Javelin throw	79.22 m
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	–	Javelin throw	NM

External links

• Gatis Čakšs at Olympedia
• Gatis Čakšs at Olympics.com
• Gatis Čakšs at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation)