TUKA Amel

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Date of Birth: 9 Jan 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Olympic Scholarship

Place of birth: ZENICA

Birth Country:

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Place of residence : BUSSOLENGO

Residence Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 800m	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 800m Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 800m Semi-Final 3	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 800m Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	800m
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	SF (1:45.24)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	800m
2019	Doha, QAT	2nd (1:43.47)
2017	London, GBR	Heats (1:46.54)
2015	Beijing, CHN	3rd (1:46.30)

European Championships

Year	Location	800m
2018	Berlin, GER	SF (1:47.24)

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

Year	800m
2021	1 x 4th, 1 x 6th, 1 x 8th
2020	1 x 8th, 1 x 9th
2019	1 x 3rd, 2 x 6th
2018	1 x 5th
2017	1 x 5th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
3	2019	800m	Monaco, MON	1:43.62
4	2021	800m	Doha, QAT	1:44.76
5	2018	800m	Rome, ITA	1:45.68
5	2017	800m	Paris Saint-Denis, FRA	1:45.40
6	2021	800m	Stockholm, SWE	1:44.94
6	2019	800m	Zurich, SUI	1:43.99
6	2019	800m	Lausanne, SUI	1:44.87
8	2021	800m	Monaco, MON	1:44.85
8	2020	800m	Stockholm, SWE	1:47.55
9	2021	800m	Gateshead, GBR	1:46.25
9	2020	800m	Monaco, MON	1:45.97

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
3	2020	800m	World Athletics Continental Tour	Ostrava, CZE	1:44.51
8	2021	800m	World Athletics Continental Tour	Ostrava, CZE	1:46.64
11	2020	800m	World Athletics Continental Tour	Zagreb, CRO	1:46.63

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2019	800m	World Challenge	Zagreb, CRO	1:44.78
1	2019	800m	World Challenge	Ostrava, CZE	1:44.95
7	2018	800m	World Challenge	Zagreb, CRO	1:46.57

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

Tato [because when he was young his mother sang him a song called 'Tato, Tato Mamino Zlato']. (Athlete, 15 Jun 2021)

Football. (Athlete, 15 Jun 2021)

Occupation:

Mechanical Engineering - University of Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Wife Amina, child Davud

Languages spoken:

Bosnian, English, Italian

AK Zenica [Bosnia and Herzegovina]

Gianni Ghidini [personal], ITA

Other sports:

He competed in karate at national level. (Athlete, 15 Jun 2021)

A foot injury meant he missed the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain. (oslobodjenje.ba, 23 Jun 2018)

In February 2017 he withdrew from the Balkan Championships because of a foot injury. (visoko.co.ba, 22 Feb 2017)

He competed in a race for the first time in 2007 in Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but did not begin to pursue athletics until 2009. (oslobodjenje.ba, 17 Jul 2015)

He became interested in sport thanks to this father, who trained in karate and boxing. Before he took up running Amel trained in football and karate, in which he had a black belt. In high school his teacher signed him up for a running competition in Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in which all the athletes from his hometown took part. Without any preparation he finished fourth and gradually fell in love with running. (oslobodjenje.ba, 17 Jul 2015; biografija.org, 18 Jun 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (radiosarajevo.ba, 01 Feb 2020)

Running 1:42.51 in the 800m at the 2015 Diamond League in Monte Carlo, which was the fastest 800m ran that year. (Athlete, 15 Jun 2021)

His coach Gianni Ghidini. (Athlete, 15 Jun 2021)

He drinks coffee before every training session. (Athlete, 15 Jun 2021)

Philosophy:

"A man who takes his eyes off the target sees only obstacles." (Athlete, 15 Jun 2021)

In 2015 and 2019 he was named Athlete of the Year by the Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina. (ba.n1info.com, 05 Dec 2019; faktor.ba, 08 Dec 2015)

He was flag bearer for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (avaz.ba, 07 Aug 2016)

General Interest

General
MOVING TO ITALY
In 2013 he started to work with Italian coach Gianni Ghidini, and moved to Italy to maintain the relationship. "He is more than a coach for me. I cannot imagine myself without him. He is a good person with a great character. He gives advice and supports all his athletes. He is like a father. Even if we are from two different countries and grew up with totally different traditions and religions, we have a very good connection. My achievements are because of him." (avaz.ba, 06 Oct 2019)

Milestones

In 2015 he became the first athlete representing Bosnia and Herzegovina to win a medal at the world championships when he claimed bronze in the 800m in Beijing, People's Republic of China. (SportsDeskOnline, 25 Aug 2015)

Social Media

Legend

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

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