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.Gordon, Ed (2012-02-03). Jones edges Lewis in Linz face-off. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-03. 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
International competitions Representing 2005European U23 ChampionshipsErfurt, Germany16th (q)15.66 mRepresenting 2007UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand6th18.90 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China33rd (q)19.01 m2009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia –NMWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany21st (q)19.67 m2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar9th (q)20.10 mEuropean Cup Winter Throwing Arles, France 1st20.15 mEuropean Team Championships — 2nd LeagueBelgrade, Serbia2nd20.20 mEuropean ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain8th19.77 m2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France – (q)NMEuropean Team Championships — 2nd LeagueNovi Sad, Serbia2nd20.09 mWorld Championships Daegu, South Korea10th19.84 m2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey12th (q)19.70 mEuropean Cup Winter Throwing Bar, Montenegro 2nd20.50 mEuropean Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rd20.36 mOlympic Games London, United Kingdom7th20.71 m2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden 1st20.62 mEuropean Team Championships — 2nd LeagueKaunas, Lithuania1st20.37 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia10th19.96 m2014World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland13th (q)20.04 mEuropean Team Championships — 2nd LeagueRiga, Latvia1st20.15 mEuropean Championships Zürich, Switzerland5th20.55 m2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic 2nd20.90 mEuropean Team Championships — 2nd LeagueStara Zagora, Bulgaria1st20.75 mWorld Championships Beijing, China7th20.71 m2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands5th20.43 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil15th (q)20.16 m2017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia11th (q)19.96 m2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom15th19.34 mEuropean ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany – (q)NM2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom13th (q)19.82 mEuropean Team Championships — 3rd LeagueSkopje, North Macedonia1st20.01 mWorld Championships Doha, Qatar27th (q)19.86 m2021European Team Championships — 3rd LeagueLimassol, Cyprus2nd20.45 mOlympic GamesTokyo, Japan29th (q)19.68 m2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia11th20.64 mMediterranean GamesOran, Algeria 2nd20.37 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany8th20.15 m2023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey11th (q)19.63 mWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary19th (q)20.01 m2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy18th (q)19.19 m
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