Daniel Jasinski

Daniel Jasinski
Personal information
Born (1989-08-04) 4 August 1989
Bochum, West Germany
Education Ruhr University Bochum[1]
Height 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight 125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Discus throw
Club TV Wattenscheid 01
Coached by Mirosław Jasiński
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroDiscus throw
European Cup Winter Throwing
2013 LeiriaDiscus throw
Updated on 13 August 2016.

Daniel Jasinski (born 4 August 1989 in Bochum) is a male discus thrower from Germany. He won the Olympic bronze medal in 2016.[3] It was an unexpected first medal in a major championship.[4]

Career

He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing[5] without qualifying for the final. In addition, he finished seventh at the 2014 European Championships in Zürich.

His father and coach Mirosław Jasiński, a former discus thrower himself, comes from Bydgoszcz, Poland.[6] His father had previously coached Michael Möllenbeck and Oliver-Sven Buder to world championship medals.[4]

His personal best in the event is 67.16 metres set in Wiesbaden in 2016.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Germany
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 24th (q) Discus throw (1.75 kg) 50.36 m
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 6th Discus throw 57.71 m
2013 Universiade Shenzhen, China 9th Discus throw 57.96 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 7th Discus throw 62.04 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 15th (q) Discus throw 61.70 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 8th Discus throw 63.35 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd Discus throw 67.05 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 19th (q) Discus throw 60.10 m

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Daniel Jasinski sichert Finalteilnahme" (in German). Ruhr University Bochum. August 19, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ Daniel Jasinski im Porträt Archived 8 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/olympic-games/the-xxxi-olympic-games-5771/results/men/discus-throw/final/result
  4. 1 2 http://www.rp-online.de/sport/olympia-sommer/olympia-2016-daniel-jasinski-wirft-aus-dem-nichts-zu-bronze-aid-1.6185257
  5. ↑ http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-DT-M-q----.SL2.pdf
  6. ↑ Michael Reinsch (April 8, 2013). "Wo sollen sie hin?" (in German). www.faz.net. Retrieved September 1, 2015.

Daniel Jasinski at IAAF


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