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].

Technique

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

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

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

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
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	9th	19.77
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	11th	19.84 m