Stipe Žunić

Stipe Žunić (born 13 December 1990) is a Croatian athlete specialising in the shot put, having switched from the javelin throw in 2013.^[3] He finished 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 the kick-boxing. He is a former World Junior Champion in that discipline, winning 65 out of his 70 fights.^[1]

He studied sociology at the University of Florida in Gainesville.^[1]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Croatia
2007	World Youth Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	29th (q)	Shot put (5kg)	17.12 m
			7th	Javelin throw (700g)	70.25 m
	European Youth Olympic Festival	Belgrade, Serbia	3rd	Javelin throw (700g)	70.98 m
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	18th (q)	Javelin throw	62.44 m
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	11th	Javelin throw	69.53 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	4th	Shot put	20.68 m
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	7th	Shot put	20.28 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	8th	Shot put	19.95 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	11th	Shot put	20.04 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

• Shot put – 20.68 (Zürich 2014)
• Discus throw – 58.31 (Bar 2014)
• Javelin throw – 77.89 (Austin 2012)

Indoor

• Shot put – 20.67 (Prague 2015) NR

References