Stipe Žunić

Stipe Žunić
Personal information
Nationality	Croatian
Born	13 December 1990 (age 33)
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	130 kg (287 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	Shot put
College team	University of Florida
Coached by	Marko Mastelić
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	11th (2018)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Croatia
World Championships
Mediterranean Games

Stipe Žunić (born 13 December 1990) is a Croatian athlete specialising in the shot put, having switched from the javelin throw in 2013.^[4] He finished third at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, fourth at the 2014 European Athletics Championships and seventh at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

Before switching to athletics in 2008, he competed in kick-boxing. He is a former World Junior Champion in that discipline, winning 65 out of his 70 fights.^[1] Žunić took up javelin throw, but suffered a major injury. After elbow surgery in 2013, Žunić switched to shot put.^[5]

He studied sociology at the University of Florida in Gainesville.^[1]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Croatia
2007	World Youth Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	29th (q)	Shot put (5 kg)	17.12 m
	World Youth Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	7th	Javelin throw (700g)	70.25 m
	European Youth Olympic Festival	Belgrade, Serbia	3rd	Javelin throw (700g)	70.98 m
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	18th (q)	Javelin throw	62.44 m
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	11th	Javelin throw	69.53 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	4th	Shot put	20.68 m
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	7th	Shot put	20.28 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	8th	Shot put	19.95 m
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	11th	Shot put	20.04 m
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	5th	Shot put	21.04 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	3rd	Shot put	21.46 m
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	2nd	Shot put	20.21 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	7th	Shot put	20.73 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

Shot put – 21.48 (Slovenska Bistrica 2017) NR
Discus throw – 59.09 (Mississippi 2015)
Javelin throw – 77.89 (Austin 2012)

Indoor

Shot put – 21.11 (Fayetteville 2015)

Acknowledgements

City of Zadar Award (2017)^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Prague 2015 bios
^ Stipe Zunic Garners SEC Men's Field Athlete of the Week Accolades
^ "Senior outdoor 2018 Shot Put men". iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
^ Stipe Žunić at World Athletics
^ "Filmska priča hrvatskog atletičara: Stipe Žunić dva je puta izbjegao smrt". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
^ "Dobitnici javnih priznanja Grada Zadra u 2017. godini". grad-zadar.hr (in Croatian). City of Zadar. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

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[Prague-1] Prague 2015 bios

[2] Stipe Zunic Garners SEC Men's Field Athlete of the Week Accolades

[3] "Senior outdoor 2018 Shot Put men". iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

[4] Stipe Žunić at World Athletics

[5] "Filmska priča hrvatskog atletičara: Stipe Žunić dva je puta izbjegao smrt". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.

[6] "Dobitnici javnih priznanja Grada Zadra u 2017. godini". grad-zadar.hr (in Croatian). City of Zadar. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

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