Edis Elkasević

Edis Elkasević (born February 18, 1983) is a Bosnian-born Croatian athletics coach and retired shot putter.

Edis Elkasević
Personal information
Born (1983-02-18) February 18, 1983
Prijedor, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight118 kg (260 lb)[2]
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Shot put
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Croatia
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2005 AlmeríaShot Put

He won the 2002 World Junior Championships. He did not quite adapt to an international senior level, but competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final.

His personal best throw is 20.94 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Velenje. With the junior shot (6 kg) he has 21.96 metres, achieved in June 2002 in Zagreb. This was the junior world record until June 2009, when it was surpassed by David Storl.[3] He also has 60.54 metres in the discus throw, achieved in May 2005 in La Jolla, California.

Since 2013, Elkasević coaches Sandra Perković, a multiple World, Olympic and European discus throw champion.[4]

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