Bosnian shot putter
Mesud Pezer
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Mesud_Pezer_%28athletics_competitor%29.jpg/200px-Mesud_Pezer_%28athletics_competitor%29.jpg) Pezer in 2019 |
Personal information |
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Born | (1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 29) Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1] |
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Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) |
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Sport |
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Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Sport | Track and field |
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Event | Shot put |
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Club | AK Zenica |
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Coached by | Mehmed Skender |
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Achievements and titles |
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Personal best(s) | Outdoor: 21.48 m NR (2019) Indoor: 21.15 m NR (2018) |
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Mesud Pezer (born 27 August 1994) is a Bosnian shot putter.[2] Pezer holds both national records in the shot put discipline.
He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics without qualifying for the final, and the 2020 Summer Olympics, where he reached the final and placed 11th overall.
His personal bests in the event are 21.48 m (70 ft 5+1⁄2 in) outdoors (Växjö 2019) and 21.15 m (69 ft 4+1⁄2 in) indoors (Birmingham 2018).
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
Representing Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 6th | Shot put (5 kg) | 19.79 m |
European Youth Olympic Festival | Trabzon, Turkey | 3rd | Shot put (5 kg) | 19.13 m |
2012 | World Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 5th | Shot put (6 kg) | 19.83 m |
2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 1st | Shot put (6 kg) | 20.44 m |
2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 4th | Shot put | 18.98 m |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 12th | Shot put | 19.49 m |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 24th (q) | Shot put | 19.55 m |
2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 7th | Shot put | 20.37 m |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 21st (q) | Shot put | 19.88 m |
DécaNation | Angers, France | 3rd | Shot put | 20.18 m |
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 5th | Shot put | 21.15 m |
Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 3rd | Shot put | 19.82 m |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 12th | Shot put | 19.91 m |
2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 6th | Shot put | 20.69 m |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 20th (q) | Shot put | 20.17 m |
2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 8th | Shot put | 19.77 m |
Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 11th | Shot put | 20.08 m |
2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 8th | Shot put | 20.94 m |
2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 7th | Shot put | 19.94 m |
World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 22nd (q) | Shot put | 19.86 m |
2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 9th | Shot put | 20.41 m |
European Championships | Rome, Italy | 9th | Shot put | 19.92 m |
Note: This table only includes major athletics championships and does not include Diamond League or World Athletics Continental Tour/IAAF World Challenge meets.
References
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