Martynas Alekna (born 25 August 2000) is a Lithuanian

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er. He represented Lithuania at the

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and was a bronze medalist at the

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. He is the son of former Olympic champion

Virgilijus Alekna Virgilijus Alekna (; 13 February 1972) is a Lithuanian former discus thrower and politician. He won medals at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, including two golds. After retiring from athletics, Alekna was elected to the national parliament, t ...

and the brother of world record holder

Mykolas Alekna 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 ...

Early life

He is the son of double Olympic discus throw champion

and older brother of

. Aged 15 years-old, he won the Lithuanian U18 national championships in the discus.

Career

2023

He had a personal best distance of 67.23 in

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, Latvia in June 2023. He finished in second place at the Lithuanian national championships in July 2023. He subsequently competed for Lithuania at the

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, Hungary, in August 2023, throwing best of 62.57 metres.

2024

He finished second at the Canaries International in

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, Spain in May 2024 with a distance of 66.59 metres. He finished ninth at the

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event

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, Morocco with a throw of 63.93 metres. He competed in the discus throw at the

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, France in August 2024, with a best throw of 58.66 metres, which was not sufficient to progress to the final.

2025

In March 2025, he finished with a bronze medal after placing third in the men's discus at the

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, Cyprus with a best throw of 63.96 metres.

Personal life

His brother

is also a discus thrower. His sister Gabrielė Aleknaitė is a long jumper.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alekna, Martynas Lithuanian male discus throwers 2000 births Living people 21st-century Lithuanian sportsmen Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Lithuania