Filip Mihaljević (athlete)
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Nationality | Croatian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31 July 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 253 lb (115 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Discus throw, Shot put | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Filip Mihaljević (born 31 July 1994) is a Croatian discus thrower and shot putter.
Early life[]
He was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina but moved to Split, Croatia. Until the age of 17 he played football, eventually switching to shot put. When he began he was a natural and many people around him believed he would eventually be an impressive discus thrower because of his build.
NCAA[]
He is currently living in Charlottesville, Virginia attending the University of Virginia, where he is training under the tutelage of UVA Throws coach Martin Maric. Filip Mihaljević is a 3 time NCAA Division 1 Champion, 10 time All-American, 10 time Atlantic Coast Conference Champion, 2017 The Bowerman Award Semifinalist & 2017 ACC Outdoor Field Performer of the Year.[2]
representing Virginia Cavaliers track and field | ||||||
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2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 21.30 m (69 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | 1st | |||
2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Discus | 63.76 m (209 ft 2 in) | 1st | |||
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 19.60 m (64 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 1st | |||
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Discus | 58.55 m (192 ft 1 in) | 1st | |||
2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | Foul | 16th | |||
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 19.97 m (65 ft 6 in) | 1st | |||
2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 21.71 m (71 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 1st | |||
2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Discus | 60.28 m (197 ft 9 in) | 5th | |||
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 19.83 m (65 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1st | |||
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Discus | 62.43 m (204 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | 1st | |||
2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 20.47 m (67 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | 2nd | |||
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 20.04 m (65 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | 1st | |||
2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 19.51 m (64 ft 0 in) | 9th | |||
2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Discus | 61.39 m (201 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | 3rd | |||
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 19.10 m (62 ft 7+3⁄4 in) | 1st | |||
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Discus | 60.57 m (198 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 1st | |||
2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 18.40 m (60 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | 14th | |||
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 18.88 m (61 ft 11+1⁄4 in) | 1st | |||
2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 19.56 m (64 ft 2 in) | 7th | |||
2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Discus | 58.86 m (193 ft 1+1⁄4 in) | 8th | |||
2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 17.79 m (58 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | 3rd | |||
2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Discus | 55.38 m (181 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | 1st |
Career[]
He won a gold medal at the 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships shot put event, with a throw of 19.35 m (63 ft 6 in).[4]
He won a silver medal at the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships shot put event, with a throw of 20.23 m (66 ft 4 in).[5]
On 23 January 2016 Mihaljević won the shot put competition at Rod McCravy Memorial in Lexington, Kentucky with 20.69 m and thus qualified to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
On 18 March 2016, competing at his very first senior world championships, in Portland, Mihaljević won the bronze medal in shot put competition with 20.87 m, his personal best.
In 2017, Filip become one of the few throwers who managed to capture both NCAA Outdoor Shot Put and Discus titles with impressive 21.30m and 63.76m respectively.
References[]
- ^ "Iz 'kraljice sportova' dolazi luda vijest za hrvatsku atletiku; imamo novog rekordera". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ Filip Mihaljević 2017 profile Virginia Cavaliers
- ^ Filip Mihaljević University of Virginia Caveliers Track and Field Results TFRRS
- ^ Craft and Mihambo star on the final day of Euro U23 Champs | European Athletics
- ^ Kaya canters home as Pezer picks up gold for Bosnia | European Athletics Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Livno
- Croatian male discus throwers
- Croatian male shot putters
- Olympic athletes of Croatia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina male discus throwers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina male shot putters
- Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Virginia Cavaliers men's track and field athletes
- Croatian athletics biography stubs