Asmir Kolašinac

Asmir Kolašinac (; 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.

Career

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. He primarily uses the spin technique. He improved his best to 20.64 m at the 2012 Gugl Indoor Meeting in Germany in February. 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. 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.

Personal life Kolašinac is an ethnic Bosniak, and practising Muslim. His parents, Spaho and Muradija, lived briefly in Skopje where he was born, but then returned to their hometown of Sjenica in southwestern Serbia. He is a supporter of FK Partizan. He is currently studying at the University of Sport and Physical Education in Sarajevo.

Statistics +Outdoor Season Performance Place Date 2015 Belgrade, Serbia 27 June 2015 2014 Prijepolje, Serbia 7 August 2014 2013 Belgrade, Serbia 3 August 2013 2012 Rijeka, Croatia 22 July 2012 2011 Novi Sad, Serbia 4 June 2011 2010 Bajina Basta, Serbia 8 July 2010 2009 Celje, Slovenia 2 September 2009 2008 Novi Sad, Serbia 7 June 2008 2007 Banja Luka, Bosnia 5 May 2007 2005 Leiria, Portugal 18 June 2005

+Indoor Season Performance Place Date 2015 (NR, EL) Novi Sad, Serbia 15 February 2015 2014 (NR) Novi Sad, Serbia 1 March 2014 2013 Gothenburg, Sweden 1 March 2013 2012 (=NR) Linz, Austria 3 February 2012 2011 Budapest (Syma Hall), Hungary 13 February 2011 2010 Linz, Austria 4 February 2010 2009 Sarajevo, Bosnia 7 February 2009 2008 Budapest (Syma Hall), Hungary 26 January 2008

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