Kemal Mešić

Kemal Mešić (born 4 August 1985, in Rogatica[1]) is a shot putter and discus thrower from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Kemal Mešić
Mešić at the 2016 Hanžeković Memorial
Personal information
Born (1985-08-04) 4 August 1985
Rogatica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put
Updated on 15 August 2012.

He competed at the 2012 Olympic Games and the 2016 Olympic Games, both times without reaching the final.

His personal best throw in shot put is 20.83 meters, achieved in June 2019 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and 56.88 meters in the discus throw, achieved in May 2009 in Tallahassee, Florida.

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Bosnia and Herzegovina
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 25th (q) Discus (1.75 kg) 49.06 m
2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 22nd (q) Discus 48.36 m
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 16th (q) Shot put 17.19 m
19th (q) Discus 51.78 m
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 9th Shot put 17.96 m
Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 9th Shot put 18.37 m
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 10th Shot put 18.66 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 23rd (q) Shot put 19.60 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 9th (q) Shot put 19.71 m
Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 4th Shot put 19.60 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 22nd (q) Shot put 18.98 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 15th (q) Shot put 19.50 m
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 22nd (q) Shot put 18.81 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 20th (q) Shot put 19.04 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands – Shot put NM
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 30th (q) Shot put 18.78 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 27th (q) Shot put 18.70 m
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 33rd (q) Shot put 19.49 m

References
  1. Sports-Reference profile


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