Filip Mihaljević (athlete)

Filip Mihaljević (born 31 July 1994) is a Croatian discus thrower and shot putter.

Filip Mihaljević
Personal information
NationalityCroatian
Born (1994-07-31) 31 July 1994
Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight253 lb (115 kg)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Discus throw, Shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
World Indoor Championships
2016 PortlandShot put
European Athletics U23 Championships
2015 TallinnShot put
European Junior Championships
2013 RietiShot put

Early life

He was born in Bosnia but moved to Split, Croatia. Until the age of 17 he played football, eventually switching to shot put. When he began he was a natural and many people around him believed he would eventually be an impressive discus thrower because of his build.

Career

He is currently living in Charlottesville, Virginia attending the University of Virginia, where he is training under the tutelage of UVA Throws coach Martin Maric.

He won a gold medal at the 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships shot put event, with a throw of 19.35 m (63 ft 6 in).[2]

He won a silver medal at the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships shot put event, with a throw of 20.23 m (66 ft 4 in).[3]

On 23 January 2016 Mihaljević won the shot put competition at Rod McCravy Memorial in Lexington, Kentucky with 20.69 m and thus qualified to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

On 18 March 2016, competing at his very first senior world championships, in Portland, Mihaljević won the bronze medal in shot put competition with 20.87 m, his personal best.

In 2017, Filip become one of the few throwers who managed to capture both NCAA Outdoor Shot Put and Discus titles with impressive 21.30m and 63.76m respectively.

References
  1. "Iz 'kraljice sportova' dolazi luda vijest za hrvatsku atletiku; imamo novog rekordera". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. Craft and Mihambo star on the final day of Euro U23 Champs | European Athletics
  3. Kaya canters home as Pezer picks up gold for Bosnia | European Athletics Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine


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