KOLASINAC Asmir

Serbia

Athletics

Date of Birth: 15 Oct 1984

Age: 36

Gender: Male

Place of birth: SKOPJE

Birth Country:

North Macedonia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Shot Put

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Shot Put B	Men's Shot Put Qualification - Group B	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Shot Put
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Qual. (20.16)
2012	London, GBR	7th (20.71)
2008	Beijing, CHN	Qual. (19.01)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Shot Put
2019	Doha, QAT	Qual. (19.86)
2015	Beijing, CHN	7th (20.71)
2013	Moscow, RUS	10th (19.96)
2011	Daegu, KOR	10th (19.84)
2009	Berlin, GER	Qual. (19.67)

European Championships

Year	Location	Shot Put
2018	Berlin, GER	Qual. (NM)

World Indoor Championships

Year	Location	Shot Put
2018	Birmingham, GBR	15th (19.34)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Physical Education - University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Languages spoken:

English, Serbian

Club name:

Beogradski Atletski Klub [Serbia]

Coach:

Nikola Tomasovic [personal], SRB

Sporting relatives:

His father Spaho was a shot put champion at national level, and his older brother Almir has competed in javelin for Bosnia and Herzegovina at international level. (alo.rs, 03 Mar 2013)

Start:

He first tried shot put in primary school. (ekapija.com, 08 Jul 2012)

Reason:

He followed his grandfather and father into the sport. (ekapija.com, 08 Jul 2012)

Ambition:

To make the final at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Atlex - Serbian Athletics YouTube channel, 29 Jun 2021)

Influence:

His family. (sport.blic.rs, 16 Mar 2015)

Philosophy:

"You can win and lose, but I will never be beaten and broken." (sport.blic.rs, 16 Mar 2015)

Award:

He was named Best Male Athlete by the Athletic Association of Serbia [ASS] in 2010, 2011, 2014 and 2015. (rts.rs, 20 Feb 2016; srbijadanas.com, 26 Dec 2014; sandzakpress.net, 30 Dec 2011; sport.blic.rs, 28 Jan 2011)

He was named 2015 Best Male Athlete by the Athletic Association of Belgrade in Serbia. (telegraf.rs, 02 Dec 2015)

In 2013 he received the May Award from the Sports Association of Serbia. (ass.org.rs, 27 May 2013)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT PLAN
In 2020 he said that he intends to retire from competition after the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. "The world indoor championships in Belgrade will be a crown of my career, and if everything goes well and God gives me health I will compete in the final for my farewell. My physical shape and training isn't a problem, but it's more the mental aspect. It's important to be motivated, and I think that somehow my motivation has begun to decrease. I don't want to be remembered putting 18-19 metres. I want to end my career with a spot in the final, with a good result." (rts.rs, 16 Sep 2020)

COVID-19 IMPACT
In 2020 his training was affected after he contracted COVID-19, and close members of his family were hospitalised with the virus. "After coronavirus, I had problems getting into rhythm, and after a hard training session I needed two days of rest. You can't get in shape like that. I got off lightly. My parents were in the hospital for 15 days, my brother for 20. All that left a deep mark. I talked to doctors, pulmonologists, and they said that it takes at least six months for a person to recover fully." During the pandemic he helped by volunteering in Novi Pazar, Serbia, and also donated a respirator in Sjenica, Serbia. (rts.rs, 16 Sep 2020; nova.rs, 16 Jul 2020)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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