Martin Marić

Martin Marić

Personal information
Born	(1984-04-19) April 19, 1984
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight	120 kg (260 lb)
Sport
Country	Croatia
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Croatia Mediterranean Games Gold Mersin 2013 Discus throw

Martin Marić (born 19 April 1984) is a Croatian track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw. He has a personal best of 65.38 m (214 ft 6 in), achieved in April 2011 in Gainesville, Florida. He also has 72.31 m (237 ft 2³⁄₄ in) in the javelin throw, achieved in May 2006.^[1]

Marić was born in Belgrade. He finished thirteenth at the 2001 World Youth Championships and won the silver medal at the 2003 European Junior Championships. As a competitor for the University of Georgia, he attain All-American status in the discus by placing 6th at the NCAAs. After transferring to the University of California, he attained All-American Status in the discus by placing 8th at the NCAA championships. In his senior campaign, he won the national collegiate championships by throwing 196-3, beating Ryan Whiting of Arizona State by only 2 cm (1 in) on his final throw. He also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games, but without reaching the final.^{[1] [2]}

Maric graduated from California with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Economy of Industrial Societies in 2009.^[3]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Croatia
2001	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	13th	Discus throw (1.5 kg)	49.12 m
2003	European Junior Championships	Tampere, Finland	2nd	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	58.59 m
2005	Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	9th	Discus throw	53.35 m
	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	13th (q)	Discus throw	52.34 m
2007	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	8th	Discus throw	56.32 m
			15th (q)	Javelin throw	65.15 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	29th (q)	Discus throw	59.25 m
2009	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	6th	Discus throw	60.60 m
	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	7th	Discus throw	58.37 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	10th	Discus throw	62.53 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	27th (q)	Discus throw	60.61 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	17th (q)	Discus throw	62.87 m
2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	1st	Discus throw	61.46 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	15th (q)	Discus throw	61.98 m

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