Asmir Kolašinac

Asmir Kolašinac
Асмир Колашинац
Personal information
Nationality Serbian
Born 15 October 1985 (1985-10-15) (age 26)
Height 6 ft
Weight 132 kg (291 lb)
Sport
Country Serbia
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Shot Put
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 33rd - 2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Shot Putt
Personal best(s) 20.50m

Asmir Kolašinac (Serbian: Асмир Колашинац; born October 15, 1984 in Skopje) is a Serbian shot putter. He competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games He has a personal best throw of 20.50m, thrown in Novi Sad on the 4th June 2011[1], becoming the first Serbian track and field athlete to achieve the "A" Standard for the 2012 London Olympic Games[2].

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Technique

Asmir Kolašinac appears to use the spin technique primarily.[3]

Other Events

Kolašinac has a personal best throw of 63.18m in the Javelin.[4]

Throwing Progression

OUTDOOR

Season Performance Place Date
2011 20.50 m (67.3 ft) Novi Sad, Serbia 04/06/2011
2010 20.38 m (66.9 ft) Bajina Basta, Serbia 08/07/2010
2009 20.41 m (67.0 ft) Celje, Slovenia 02/09/2009
2008 19.99 m (65.6 ft) Novi Sad, Serbia 07/06/2008
2007 19.30 m (63.3 ft) Banja Luka, Bosnia 05/05/2007
2005 16.95 m (55.6 ft) Leiria, Portugal 18/06/2005

INDOOR

Season Performance Place Date
2011 20.12 m (66.0 ft) Budapest(Syma Hall), Hungary 13/02/2011
2010 20.52 m (67.3 ft) Linz, Austria 04/02/2010
2009 18.88 m (61.9 ft) Sarajevo, Bosnia 07/02/2009
2008 18.99 m (62.3 ft) Budapest(Syma Hall), Hungary 26/01/2008

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Serbia
2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China 33rd 19.01
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 22nd 19.67
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 11th 20.10
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 9th 19.77
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 11th 19.84 m

References

IAAF profile for Asmir Kolašinac