Mykolas Alekna

Biographies

Mykolas Alekna: Lithuania’s Discus World-Record Star

Introduction Mykolas Alekna is a Lithuanian athlete and one of the greatest young discus throwers in the world. He is best known for setting the men’s discus world record of 75.56 metres on 13 April 2025. This historic performance made him the first male athlete officially to throw a discus farther than 75 metres. Alekna is also an Olympic silver…