Marija Tolj (born 29 November 1999) is a Croatian athlete specialising in the discus throw.[2] She won a gold medal at the 2019 European U23 Championships.[3]

Marija Tolj
Personal information
Born (1999-11-29) 29 November 1999 (age 24)
Orebić, Croatia[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw
ClubAK Dinamo-Zrinjevac
Coached byRoland Varga (2014–)
Ivan Ivančić (–2014)

Her personal best in the event is 64.71 metres set in Oran in 2022.

International competitions edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Croatia
2015 European Youth Olympic Festival Tbilisi, Georgia 19th (q) Shot put (3 kg) 12.31 m
6th Discus throw 43.79 m
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 18th (q) Shot put 14.00 m
21st (q) Discus throw 45.76 m
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 4th Discus throw 52.97 m
2018 European Throwing Cup (U23) Leiria, Portugal 1st Discus throw 56.31 m
World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 11th Discus throw 45.07 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 16th (q) Discus throw 55.52 m
2019 European Throwing Cup (U23) Šamorín, Slovakia 1st Discus throw 57.76 m
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 1st Discus throw 62.76 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar Discus throw NM
2021 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 5th Discus throw 53.62 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 13th (q) Discus throw 61.48 m
2022 Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 1st Discus throw 64.71 m PB
World Championships Eugene, United States 8th Discus throw 63.07 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 6th Discus throw 63.37 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 18th (q) Discus throw 58.92 m

References edit

  1. ^ Buškulić, Ante (14 July 2019). "'Sunce ćaćino' prvak je Europe: Sandra Perković mi je uzor..." (in Croatian). 24 sata. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. ^ Marija Tolj at World Athletics  
  3. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.