Stipe Žunić (born 13 December 1990) is a Croatian athlete specialising in the shot put, having switched from the javelin throw in 2013.[4] He finished third at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, fourth at the 2014 European Athletics Championships and seventh at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
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| Nationality | Croatian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 December 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 kg (287 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Florida[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Marko Mastelić | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 11th (2018)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Before switching to athletics in 2008, he competed in kick-boxing. He is a former World Junior Champion in that discipline, winning 65 out of his 70 fights.[1] Žunić took up javelin throw, but suffered a major injury. After elbow surgery in 2013, Žunić switched to shot put.[5]
He studied sociology at the University of Florida in Gainesville.[1]
Competition record
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Croatia
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| 2007 | World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 29th (q) | Shot put (5 kg) | 17.12 m |
| 7th | Javelin throw (700g) | 70.25 m | |||
| European Youth Olympic Festival | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Javelin throw (700g) | 70.98 m | |
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 18th (q) | Javelin throw | 62.44 m |
| 2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 11th | Javelin throw | 69.53 m |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 4th | Shot put | 20.68 m |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 7th | Shot put | 20.28 m |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 8th | Shot put | 19.95 m |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11th | Shot put | 20.04 m | |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 5th | Shot put | 21.04 m |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | Shot put | 21.46 m | |
| 2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 2nd | Shot put | 20.21 m |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 7th | Shot put | 20.73 m | |
Personal bests
editOutdoor
- Shot put – 21.48 (Slovenska Bistrica 2017) NR
- Discus throw – 59.09 (Mississippi 2015)
- Javelin throw – 77.89 (Austin 2012)
Indoor
- Shot put – 21.11 (Fayetteville 2015)
Acknowledgements
edit- City of Zadar Award (2017)[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Prague 2015 bios
- ^ Stipe Zunic Garners SEC Men's Field Athlete of the Week Accolades
- ^ "Senior outdoor 2018 Shot Put men". iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ Stipe Žunić at World Athletics
- ^ "Filmska priča hrvatskog atletičara: Stipe Žunić dva je puta izbjegao smrt". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Dobitnici javnih priznanja Grada Zadra u 2017. godini". grad-zadar.hr (in Croatian). City of Zadar. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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