DATE OF BIRTH
Sunday, 13th February 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH
Terpeikiai, Kupiskis, Lithuania
EVENT(S):
Discus
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: World
title retained in 2005 (result)
Virgilijus is pictured above
during the final of the
Discus at the 2005 World
Championships in Helsinki.
Alekna, the defending champion,
retained his title with
a new championship record
throw of 70.17m.
Men's Discus Final. 2005
World Athletics Championships
1. Virgilius ALEKNA LTU
70.17
2. Gerd KANTER EST 68.57
3. Michael MOLLENBECK GER
65.95
4. Aleksander TAMMERT EST
64.84
5. Ian WALTZ USA 64.27
6. Frantz KRUGER RSA 64.23
7. Jarred ROME USA 64.22
8. Jason TUNKS
CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCES:
Olympics: 2000 & 2004
Gold Discus. Worlds: 1997
& 2001 silver Discus,
2003 & 2005 Gold Discus.
European: 1998 bronze Discus,
2002 silver Discus.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2000
Olympic Discus Champion
(result)
Men's Discus Final. World
Athletics Championships
1997
1. Lars Riedel GER 68.54m
2. Virgilijus ALEKNA LIT
66.70m
3. Jurgen Schult GER 66.14m
Men's Discus Final. European
Athletics Championships
1998
1. Lars RIEDEL GER 67.07
2. Jurgen SCHULT GER 66.69
3. Virgilijus ALEKNA LIT
66.46
Men's Discus Final. Olympic
Games 2000
1. Virgilijus ALEKNA LIT
69.30
2. Lars Riedel GER 68.50
3. Frantz Kruger RSA 68.19
Men's Discus Final. World
Athletics Championships
2001
1. Lars RIEDEL GER 69.72
2. Virgilijus ALEKNA LIT
69.40
3. Michael MOLLENBECK
