Stipe_Žunić

Stipe Žunić

Stipe Žunić

Croatian shot putter

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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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

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Personal bests

Outdoor

  • Shot put – 21.48 (Slovenska Bistrica 2017) NR
  • Discus throw – 58.31 (Bar 2014)
  • Javelin throw – 77.89 (Austin 2012)

Indoor

  • Shot put – 21.11 (Fayetteville 2015)

Acknowledgements

References

  1. [1]
    Prague 2015 bios
  2. [2]
    Stipe Zunic Garners SEC Men's Field Athlete of the Week Accolades
  3. [3]
    "Senior outdoor 2018 Shot Put men". iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. [4]
    Stipe Žunić at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  5. [5]
    "Filmska priča hrvatskog atletičara: Stipe Žunić dva je puta izbjegao smrt". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  6. [6]
    "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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