Gatis Čakšs

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.

Gatis Čakšs

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

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)