Mykolas Alekna
Alekna in Munich 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Born | 28 September 2002 Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Discus throw |
| College team | California Golden Bears |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 75.56 m (247 ft 10+3⁄4 in) (Oklahoma, 2025) WR |
Medal record | |
Mykolas Alekna (born 28 September 2002) is a Lithuanian athlete who specializes in the discus throw. He is the current men’s world record holder of the event with 75.56 metres (247 ft 10.8 in). At the age of 19, he won the silver medal at the 2022 World Championships, becoming the youngest world discus medallist in history. Alekna was then the youngest ever winner in his discipline at the 2022 European Championships, setting the competition record in the process.
In 2021, he was the World Under-20 and European U20 champion.
Mykolas is the son of double Olympic discus throw champion Virgilijus Alekna. His brother Martynas Alekna is also a discus thrower.