At a meet in Ramona, Oklahoma, Mykolas Alekna broke a 38 year old record with a 74.35 meter discus throw. The previous record of 74.08 meters was held by Jürgen Schult, set in 1986. It had been the longest standing men’s world record.
The best discus throw series in history.
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) April 14, 2024
72.21m
70.32m
72.89m
70.51m
74.35m WR
70.50m
Take a bow for the 21-year-old Mykolas Alekna 🙌pic.twitter.com/YfOQg58NLA
Alekna is a European champion and had both a silver (2022, Eugene) and bronze (2023, Budapest) World Championship medal. He is the youngest person ever to throw beyond 70 meters, and has a strong lineage in the discus throw, as the son of Olympic double discus throw champion Virgilijus Alekna.
The 21-year old competes for Lithuania at World events, and collegiately for the University of California where he is a junior.
