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Matija Šestak
Slovenian sprinter

Matija Šestak

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Slovenian sprinter
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Ljubljana, Ljubljana City Municipality, Slovenia
Age
52 years
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Biography

Matija Šestak (born 30 December 1972 in Ljubljana) is a retired Slovenian sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. He represented his country at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics reaching the semifinals at the second occasion. He also reached the semifinals at the 1999 World Championships.

He is married to a Serbian triple jumper, Marija Šestak, who switched her nationality to Slovenian after marriage.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Yugoslavia
1989European Junior ChampionshipsVaraždin, Yugoslavia7th4 × 400 m relay3:13.79
1990World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria30th (h)400 m49.05
11th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:09.67
1991European Junior ChampionshipsThessaloniki, Greece11th (sf)800 m1:50.45
Representing  Slovenia
1996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden10th (h)400 m47.88
1997Mediterranean GamesBari, Italy4th (h)400 m47.33
1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary17th (h)400 m46.57
10th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:07.78
1999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan8th (sf)400 m46.84
World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain9th (sf)400 m45.47
12th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:02.70
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia33rd (h)400 m45.95
29th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:10.07
2002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany25th (h)400 m46.97
2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece23rd (sf)400 m46.54

Personal best

Outdoor

  • 200 metres – 20.79 (+2.0 m/s) (Nova Gorica 2004)
  • 300 metres – 32.34 (Ljubljana 2004) NR
  • 400 metres – 45.43 (Seville 1999) NR

Indoor

  • 200 metres – 21.32 (Turin 1999)
  • 400 metres – 46.71 (Stuttgart 2000) NR
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