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Mesud Pezer

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Mesud Pezer
Pezer in 2019
Personal information
Born (1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 30)
Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
SportTrack and field
EventShot put
ClubAK Zenica
Coached byMehmed Skender
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Outdoor: 21.48 m NR (2019)
Indoor: 21.15 m NR (2018)
Medal record
Representing  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona Shot Put

Mesud Pezer (born 27 August 1994)[2] is a Bosnian shot putter. He holds both national records in the shot put discipline. He competed at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics and is the 2018 Mediterranean Games bronze medalist.

Career

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Pezer won a bronze medal in the 5 kg shot put at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Festival.[3] He won a gold medal in the 6 kg shot put at the 2013 European Junior Championships.[4]

Pezer threw for 20.58 metres at the 2016 Irvine Steve Scott Invitational and met the qualification standard for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5] There, he finished 24th in the qualifications and did not advance to the shot put final.[6]

Pezer won the bronze medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games behind fellow Bosnian Hamza Alić and Croatia's Stipe Žunić.[7] He then finished 12th at the 2018 European Championships.[8] He finished 20th in the qualifications of the 2019 World Championships.[9]

Pezer competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and qualified for the shot put final with a best throw of 21.33 metres.[10] He went on to finish in 11th place.[11] He finished eighth at the 2022 World Indoor Championships.[12]

Pezer placed seventh in the shot put final at the 2023 European Indoor Championships.[13] He then finished 22nd in the qualifications of the 2023 World Championships.[14]

Pezer finished ninth at the 2024 World Indoor Championships.[15] He then finished ninth at the 2024 European Championships.[16] He then represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2024 Summer Olympics but did not advance to the shot put final after finishing 26th in the qualifications.[17]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Bosnia and Herzegovina
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 6th Shot put (5 kg) 19.79 m
European Youth Olympic Festival Trabzon, Turkey 3rd Shot put (5 kg) 19.13 m
2012 World Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 5th Shot put (6 kg) 19.83 m
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 1st Shot put (6 kg) 20.44 m
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 4th Shot put 18.98 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 12th Shot put 19.49 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24th (q) Shot put 19.55 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 7th Shot put 20.37 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 21st (q) Shot put 19.88 m
DécaNation Angers, France 3rd Shot put 20.18 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 5th Shot put 21.15 m
Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 3rd Shot put 19.82 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 12th Shot put 19.91 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 6th Shot put 20.69 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 20th (q) Shot put 20.17 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 8th Shot put 19.77 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 11th Shot put 20.08 m
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 8th Shot put 20.94 m
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 7th Shot put 19.94 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 22nd (q) Shot put 19.86 m
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 9th Shot put 20.41 m
European Championships Rome, Italy 9th Shot put 19.92 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 26th (q) Shot put 19.03 m

Note: This table only includes major athletics championships and does not include Diamond League or World Athletics Continental Tour/IAAF World Challenge meets.

References

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  1. ^ "Mesud Pezer". Eurosport. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  2. ^ Mesud Pezer at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Athletics - Shot Put Boys Final". Trabzon 2011. 28 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Pezer makes it a double in the shot put in Istanbul". European Athletics. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Sjajan dan za bh. atletiku: Nakon Mešića i Pezer ispunio normu za Olimpijadu" [Great day for BiH athletics: After Mešić, Pezer meets Olympic quota]. Faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 1 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  6. ^ "2016 Summer Olympics Results - Athletics Men's Shot Put". ESPN. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Mediterranean Games 2018 Men's Shot Put Final Results" (PDF). Tarragona 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  8. ^ "European Athletics Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 6-10 July 2016 Results Shot Put Men - Final" (PDF). European Athletics. 10 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Shot Put Men - Qualification" (PDF). World Athletics. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Mesud Pezer u finalu Olimpijskih igara u Tokiju!" [Mesud Pezer in the final of the Tokyo Olympics!]. BHRT (in Bosnian). 3 August 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Athletics Men's Shot Put Results". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Shot Put Men - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  13. ^ "European Athletics Indoor Championships Istanbul (Türkiye) 2-5 March 2023 Shot Put Men Final" (PDF). Istanbul 2023. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Shot Put Men - Qualification" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  15. ^ "Shot Put Men - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  16. ^ "Mesud Pezer won 9th Place at the European Championship in Rome". Sarajevo Times. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  17. ^ "Mesud Pezer nije uspio izboriti finale Olimpijskih igara!" [Mesud Pezer failed to reach the final of the Olympic Games!]. Vijesti (in Bosnian). 2 August 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
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