Andrius Gudžius (born 14 February 1991) is a Lithuanian

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er. Gudzius won the gold medal at the 2017 World Championships. He competed at the

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and

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. Gudzius has a personal best of 69.59 m achieved in 2018.

Career

He won the gold medal in the

at the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships held at the Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium,

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, Canada. He won the gold medal at the

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, Finland. He won the 2014 European Athletics Team Championships in

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, Estonia. Gudzius won the gold medal at the Senior

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in London, England on 4 August 2017. In August 2017, he won the

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final in Brussels, Belgium. He won the gold medal at the

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, Germany managing a throw of 68.46 metres. He finished third at the IAAF Continental Cup in

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, Czech Republic in September 2018. He finished in sixth place overall at the delayed

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held in

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, Japan, in July 2021. He won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships in

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with a best discus throw of 67.55 metres. In June 2023, he placed second in the second division event at the

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, Poland with a throw of 64.94 metres. He finished in sixth place overall at the

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held in

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, Hungary in August 2023. He finished in eighth place at the

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, France in August 2024 with a best distance of 66.55 metres.

International competitions

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gudzius, Andrius 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Kaunas Lithuanian male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Lithuania Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Lithuania World Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Lithuania Competitors at the 2011 Summer Universiade European Athletics Championships winners World Athletics Championships winners Diamond League winners Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Lithuanian sportsmen Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games European Games bronze medalists for Lithuania European Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics