Edis Elkasević
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February 18, 1983 Prijedor, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Shot put | |||||||||||||
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Edis Elkasević (born February 18, 1983) is a Croatian athletics coach and retired shot putter.
He won the 2002 World Junior Championships. He did not quite adapt to an international senior level, but competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final.
His personal best throw is 20.94 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Velenje. With the junior shot (6 kg) he has 21.96 metres, achieved in June 2002 in Zagreb. This was the junior world record until June 2009, when it was surpassed by David Storl.[1] He also has 60.54 metres in the discus throw, achieved in May 2005 in La Jolla, California.
References
- ↑ "Germany's Storl breaks World junior record in the 6 kg Shot Put with 22.34m". berlin.iaaf.org. IAAF. 15 June 2009. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
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