KATANUSIC Ivan
CroatiaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
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 Athletics |
Men's Discus Throw - F64 | 2 |
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Schedule
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| Olympic Standing - Standing Discus |
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Biographical Information
Highlights
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| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
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| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 5 | Discus Throw - F44 | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | 55.36 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 3 | Discus Throw - F64 | 2019 | Dubai, UAE | 54.53 |
| 3 | Discus Throw - F44 | 2017 | London, GBR | 57.33 |
| 4 | Men's Shot Put F44 | 2017 | London, GBR | 15.20 |
| European Championships | ||||
| 1 | Discus Throw - F64 | 2021 | Bydgoszcz, POL | 57.94 |
| 2 | Discus Throw - F64 | 2018 | Berlin, GER | 54.92 |
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Going out with friends, learning. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016)
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Athlete
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University of Zagreb, Croatia
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Partner Anamari Kozul
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Croatian, English
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AK Uriho [Zagreb, CRO]
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Roland Varga [club], CRO
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His partner Anamari Kozul has represented Croatia in hammer throw. She competed at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany. (SportsDeskOnline, 08 Apr 2021; radioimotski.hr, 01 Jul 2016)
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He has represented Croatia in sitting volleyball at international level. (imotskenovine.hr, 28 Jul 2016)
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In May 2018 he sustained an ankle joint injury. (slobodnadalmacija.hr, 08 Mar 2019)
He was diagnosed with appendicitis in 2016 and underwent surgery. (jutarnji.hr, 21 Aug 2017)
He tore a ligament in his left foot during his first throw in the F44 discus throw at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He went on to finish fifth in the event, but required two months of rehabilitation following the Games. (sport.hrt.hr, 17 Sep 2016; jutarnji.hr, 21 Aug 2017)
He fractured his left fibula during a training session in 2015 after a 110kg weight fell on his leg. He underwent surgery and was sidelined for 10 months between 2015 and 2016. (imotskenovine.hr, 07 Mar 2016; radioimotski.hr, 28 Jul 2016; zssi.hr, 01 Jul 2016)
He was diagnosed with appendicitis in 2016 and underwent surgery. (jutarnji.hr, 21 Aug 2017)
He tore a ligament in his left foot during his first throw in the F44 discus throw at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He went on to finish fifth in the event, but required two months of rehabilitation following the Games. (sport.hrt.hr, 17 Sep 2016; jutarnji.hr, 21 Aug 2017)
He fractured his left fibula during a training session in 2015 after a 110kg weight fell on his leg. He underwent surgery and was sidelined for 10 months between 2015 and 2016. (imotskenovine.hr, 07 Mar 2016; radioimotski.hr, 28 Jul 2016; zssi.hr, 01 Jul 2016)
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He took up the sport in 2010 in Zagreb, Croatia. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016)
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He wanted to prove he could do anything, despite his impairment. He initially competed in sitting volleyball, but switched to athletics due to his preference for individual and strength based sports. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016; in-portal.hr, 08 Dec 2014; zssi.hr, 01 Jul 2016)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (slobodnadalmacija.hr, 08 Mar 2019)
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He trains for two hours in the morning and two hours in the evening. (dalmacijadanas.hr, 10 Aug 2019)
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Coach Roland Varga, and his first coach Ivan Ivancic. (imotskenovine.hr, 28 Jul 2016)
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"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." (dalmacijadanas.hr, 10 Aug 2019)
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In 2019 he was named Best Male Para Athlete of the Year by the Zagreb Sports Federation for People with Impairments [ZSSI], and received a Special Recognition Award for Para athletes from Zagreb. (germanijak.hr, 16 Dec 2019; glasistre.hr, 02 Dec 2019)
He was named the 2015 Athlete of the Year by Croatian radio station Radio Imotski. (radioimotski.hr, 04 Apr 2016)
He was named the 2015 Athlete of the Year by Croatian radio station Radio Imotski. (radioimotski.hr, 04 Apr 2016)
Legend
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- Silver Medal
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- Gold Medal Event
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- Silver Medal Event
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- Bronze Medal Event
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