Stipe Žunić (born 13 December 1990) is a Croatian athlete specialising in the shot put, having switched from the javelin throw in 2013. He finished third at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, fourth at the 2014 European Athletics Championships and seventh at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
Before switching to athletics in 2008, he competed in kick-boxing. He is a former World Junior Champion in that discipline, winning 65 out of his 70 fights.Prague 2015 bios Žunić took up javelin throw, but suffered a major injury. After elbow surgery in 2013, Žunić switched to shot put.
He studied sociology at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Competition record Representing 2007World Youth ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic29th (q)Shot put (5 kg)17.12 m7thJavelin throw (700g)70.25 mEuropean Youth Olympic FestivalBelgrade, Serbia3rdJavelin throw (700g)70.98 m2008World Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland18th (q)Javelin throw62.44 m2011European U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic11thJavelin throw69.53 m2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland4thShot put20.68 m2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic7thShot put20.28 m2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands8thShot put19.95 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil11thShot put20.04 m2017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia5thShot put21.04 mWorld Championships London, United Kingdom3rdShot put21.46 m2018Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain2ndShot put20.21 mEuropean ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany7thShot put20.73 m
Personal bests Outdoor Shot put – 21.48 (Slovenska Bistrica 2017) NR Discus throw – 59.09 (Mississippi 2015) Javelin throw – 77.89 (Austin 2012) Indoor Shot put – 21.11 (Fayetteville 2015)
Acknowledgements City of Zadar Award (2017)
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