Gatis Čakšs (born 13 June 1995 in

Līvāni Līvāni ( lv, Līvāni, ; ltg, Leivuons; german: Lievenhof) is a town (population approx. 10,000) in Līvāni Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. It is situated at the junction of the Dubna and Daugava rivers, approximately 170 kilo ...

) is a

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

n athlete specialising in the

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

. 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

References

1995 births Latvian male javelin throwers Living people People from Līvāni Municipality Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Latvia {{Latvia-athletics-bio-stub