Andrius Gudžius (born 14 February 1991) is a Lithuanian discus thrower. Gudzius won the gold medal at the 2017 World Championships. He competed at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. Gudzius has a personal best of 69.59 m achieved in 2018.
Career He won the gold medal in the discus throw at the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships held at the Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium, Moncton, Canada. He won the gold medal at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tampere, Finland. He won the 2014 European Athletics Team Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.
Gudzius won the gold medal at the Senior 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, England on 4 August 2017. In August 2017, he won the Diamond League final in Brussels, Belgium. He won the gold medal at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany managing a throw of 68.46 metres. He finished third at the IAAF Continental Cup in Ostrava, Czech Republic in September 2018.
He finished in sixth place overall at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games held in Tokyo, Japan, in July 2021. He won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon with a best discus throw of 67.55 metres.
In June 2023, he placed second in the second division event at the European Athletics Team Championships in Silesia, Poland with a throw of 64.94 metres. He finished in sixth place overall at the 2023 World Athletics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary in August 2023.
He finished in eighth place at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France in August 2024 with a best distance of 66.55 metres.
International competitions Representing 2007World Youth ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic3rdDiscus (1.5 kg)61.59 m2008World Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland6thDiscus (1.75 kg)58.63 m2009European Junior ChampionshipsNovi Sad, Serbia5thDiscus (1.75 kg)60.05 m2010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada1stDiscus (1.75 kg)63.78 m2011European U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic13th (q)Discus throw56.58 mUniversiadeShenzhen, China13th (q)Discus throw56.59 m2013European U23 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland1stDiscus throw62.40 m2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland10thDiscus throw60.82 m2015UniversiadeGwangju, South Korea3rdDiscus throw62.54 m2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China14th (q)Discus throw62.22 m2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands13th (q)Discus throw63.60 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil12thDiscus throw60.66 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom1stDiscus throw69.21 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany1stDiscus throw68.46 m2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar12thDiscus throw61.55 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan6thDiscus throw64.11 m2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States3rdDiscus throw67.55 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany6thDiscus throw65.40 m2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary6thDiscus throw66.16 m2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy7thDiscus throw64.43 mOlympic GamesParis, France8thDiscus throw66.55 m
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