Stipe Žunić

Stipe Žunić
Personal information
NationalityCroatian
Born (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990 (age 34)
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight130 kg (287 lb)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventShot put
College teamUniversity of Florida[2]
Coached byMarko Mastelić
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking11th (2018)[3]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Croatia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 London Shot put
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tarragona Shot Put

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.

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

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Croatia
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

Outdoor

  • 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

References

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