MIHALJEVIC Filip

Croatia

Athletics

Date of Birth: 31 Jul 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Olympic Scholarship

Place of birth: LIVNO

Birth Country:

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Place of residence : SPLIT

Residence Country:

Croatia

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. (19.69)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Shot Put
2019	Doha, QAT	11th (20.48)
2017	London, GBR	Qual. (20.33)

European Championships

Year	Location	Shot Put
2018	Berlin, GER	Qual. (19.32)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	Shot Put
2021	1 x 2nd, 1 x 4th
2019	1 x 6th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
2	2021	Shot Put	Doha, QAT	21.57
4	2021	Shot Put	Florence, ITA	21.39
6	2019	Shot Put	Paris Saint-Denis, FRA	21.22

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2021	Shot Put	World Athletics Continental Tour	Ostrava, CZE	21.58
2	2021	Shot Put	World Athletics Continental Tour	Szekesfehervar, HUN	21.77

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
8	2018	Discus Throw	World Challenge	Zagreb, CRO	60.04
9	2017	Shot Put	World Challenge	Zagreb, CRO	19.82
12	2019	Shot Put	World Challenge	Zagreb, CRO	18.81

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:

Environmental Science, Language Studies - German - University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

Family:

Partner Gabrijela

Languages spoken:

English, German

Club name:

ASK Split [Croatia]

Coach:

Marko Macelic [personal]

Sporting relatives:

His father Mirko was national cross-country running champion in Yugoslavia in 1987 and 1988. His mother played volleyball at an elite level. (virginiasports.com, 01 Jun 2017, 01 Jun 2016)

Start:

He took up athletics in 2011 in Split, Croatia. (srednja.hr, 28 Mar 2014)

Reason:

He wanted to follow his father into athletics but did not have a track to train at, so he initially played football. When he was at high school his cousin introduced him to athletics. "He let me try as a kind of testing thing, like some sprints and jumps and throws, and he thought I could be a good thrower." (cavalierdaily.com, 20 Apr 2016)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (european-athletics.org, 25 Feb 2020)

Hero:

Croatian discus throwers Sandra Perkovic and Martin Maric, Slovenian hammer thrower Primoz Kozmus. (srednja.hr, 28 Mar 2014)

Award:

In 2016 and 2017 he was named Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] Outdoor Men's Field Performer of the Year in the United States of America. (virginiasports.com, 01 Jun 2017, 17 Jun 2016)

He was named the 2014 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Freshman of the Year in the United States of America. (virginiasports.com, Jun 2016)

General Interest

General
FROM BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA TO CROATIA
He was born and raised in Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but in 2011 he began training with the ASK Split club in Croatia on the invitation of coach Ivica Jakeljic. For the first six months he would travel from Livno to Split on weekends to train, but he then decided to move to Split. (srednja.hr, 28 Mar 2014)

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Legend

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

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