Kemal Mešić
Bosnian athlete
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| Intro | Bosnian athlete | ||
| Places | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| is | Athlete | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 4 August 1985, Rogatica | ||
| Age | 39 years | ||
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Biography
Kemal Mešić (born 4 August 1985, in Rogatica) is a shot putter and discus thrower from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He competed at the 2012 Olympic Games, but without reaching the final.
His personal best throw in shot put is 20.71 meters, achieved in May 2012 in Tucson, Arizona, United States, and 55.17 meters in discus throw, achieved in March 2008 in Split, Croatia.
He is currently a coach at the University of Virginia, where he has led a talented group of young throwers to great heights. While at UVA he has coached Filip Mihaljević to a personal best of 20.87 meters which Filip recently recorded at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 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 | |