Asmir Kolašinac (Serbian Cyrillic: Асмир Колашинац; born 15 October 1984) is a Serbian shot putter who competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In 2013, Kolašinac was European Indoor Champion in shot put. He is coached by Mišo Đurić and Nikola Tomasović.
 Kolašinac at the 2022 European Championships in Munich | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Born | 15 October 1984 Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 132 kg (291 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Shot put |
| Club | AK Partizan |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 7th - 2012 Summer Olympics |
| Personal best(s) | Outdoor: 21.58[1] m Indoor: 21.06 m |
Medal record | |
Career edit
Kolašinac was a finalist at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, where he placed ninth overall. He has competed for Serbia in indoor track and field events, including the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships. Outside of major competitions, he won gold and silver medal at the 2010 and 2012 European Cup Winter Throwing, respectively.
He achieved a personal best throw of 20.50 m in Novi Sad in June 2011, becoming the first Serbian track and field athlete to achieve the "A" Standard for the 2012 London Olympic Games.[2][3] He primarily uses the spin technique.[4] He improved his best to 20.64 m at the 2012 Gugl Indoor Meeting in Germany in February.[5] In Olympic final he was placed 7th with a throw 20.71 m.
At the 2012 European Championship he won a bronze medal, at the 2013 European Indoor Championship he became European Champion and at the 2015 European Indoor Championship he won silver.[6] These are the greatest achievements in his career so far.
In addition to his personal best of 21.58 m outdoors and former national record of 21.06 m indoors, he achieved a personal best throw of 63.18 m in the javelin.[7]
Personal life edit
Kolašinac is an ethnic Bosniak, and practising Muslim.[8] His parents, Spaho and Muradija, lived briefly in Skopje where he was born, but then returned to their hometown of Sjenica in southwestern Serbia.[9] He is a supporter of FK Partizan.[8] He is currently studying at the University of Sport and Physical Education in Sarajevo.
Statistics edit
| Season | Performance | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21.58 m (70 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Belgrade, Serbia | 27 June 2015 |
| 2014 | 20.79 m (68 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Prijepolje, Serbia | 7 August 2014 |
| 2013 | 20.80 m (68 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | Belgrade, Serbia | 3 August 2013 |
| 2012 | 20.85 m (68 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Rijeka, Croatia | 22 July 2012 |
| 2011 | 20.50 m (67 ft 3 in) | Novi Sad, Serbia | 4 June 2011 |
| 2010 | 20.38 m (66 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Bajina Basta, Serbia | 8 July 2010 |
| 2009 | 20.41 m (66 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Celje, Slovenia | 2 September 2009 |
| 2008 | 19.99 m (65 ft 7 in) | Novi Sad, Serbia | 7 June 2008 |
| 2007 | 19.30 m (63 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Banja Luka, Bosnia | 5 May 2007 |
| 2005 | 16.95 m (55 ft 7+1⁄4 in) | Leiria, Portugal | 18 June 2005 |
| Season | Performance | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20.91 m (68 ft 7 in) (NR, EL) | Novi Sad, Serbia | 15 February 2015 |
| 2014 | 20.67 m (67 ft 9+3⁄4 in) (NR) | Novi Sad, Serbia | 1 March 2014 |
| 2013 | 20.62 m (67 ft 7+3⁄4 in) | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1 March 2013 |
| 2012 | 20.64 m (67 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (=NR) | Linz, Austria | 3 February 2012 |
| 2011 | 20.12 m (66 ft 0 in) | Budapest (Syma Hall), Hungary | 13 February 2011 |
| 2010 | 20.52 m (67 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Linz, Austria | 4 February 2010 |
| 2009 | 18.88 m (61 ft 11+1⁄4 in) | Sarajevo, Bosnia | 7 February 2009 |
| 2008 | 18.99 m (62 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Budapest (Syma Hall), Hungary | 26 January 2008 |
International competitions edit
References edit
- ^ "Kugla konačno preletela 21 metar". 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Asmir Kolšinac ostvario "A" olimpijski normu". Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ "IAAF: Asmir Kolasinac - Profile".
- ^ Sportski zurnal (8 June 2011). "prvi i drugi pokusaj Kolasinac Novi Sad Kup 2011.avi" – via YouTube.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ Gordon, Ed (2012-02-03). Jones edges Lewis in Linz face-off. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-03.
- ^ "European Athletics - Event Website". la.sportresult.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Asmir Kolašinac". Tilastopaja. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Asmir Kolašinac: Neću da pevam himnu Srbije!". Kurir-info. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ "Spaho i Muradija Kolašinac: Hvala ti, sine!". Archived from the original on 24 September 2013.
External links edit
- Asmir Kolašinac at World Athletics
- Asmir Kolašinac at European Athletics
- Asmir Kolašinac at Olympedia
- Asmir Kolašinac at Olympics.com
- Asmir Kolašinac at Olympic.org (archived)
- Asmir Kolašinac at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (former profile) (in Serbian)
- OTAC KOLAŠINCA: Jedva čekamo našeg zlatnog sina! (in Serbian)
- Колашинац и Томашевићева атлетичари године (in Serbian)
- У атлетици нема посла ни за најбољег (in Serbian)
