PRESECAN Marijan

Date of Birth: 30 Aug 1977

Age: 44

Gender: Male

Sport Class: F53

Place of birth: VIROVITICA

Birth Country:

Croatia

Place of residence : SLATINA

Residence Country:

Croatia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Shot Put - F53	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Seated Shot Put	Men's Shot Put - F53 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
9	Shot Put - F53	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	6.25
World Championships
7	Shot Put - F53	2017	London, GBR	5.79
8	Shot Put - F53	2015	Doha, QAT	5.67
NoM	Shot Put - F53	2019	Dubai, UAE	NoM
European Championships
4	Shot Put - F53	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	7.55

Table tennis. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Croatian, English

AKOSI Agram [Zagreb, CRO]

Ante Pavkovic [club], CRO, from 2012

Other sports:

He has played Para table tennis at club level in Croatia. (glas-slavonije.hr, 06 Feb 2016; uosi-slatina.hr, 28 May 2014)

He got involved in Para athletics in 2012 in Zagreb, Croatia. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

After his accident in 2000 he initially took up table tennis, but he had problems holding the paddle so he decided to try athletics. "I had a dilemma between shot put and handcycling. Shot put was cheaper so I took up Para athletics. Why shot put? I didn't have a choice, because in my category it was the only Paralympic discipline." (crosport.hr, 06 Sep 2016; glas-slavonije.hr, 06 Feb 2016)

Finishing in third place in the F53 shot put at the 2016 European Championships in Grosseto, Italy. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Croatian basketball player Drazen Petrovic. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

In 2015 he was named Best Athlete in Slatina, Croatia. (glas-slavonije.hr, 06 Feb 2016)

General Interest

Classification
F53 (IPC, 08 Apr 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
In 2000 he was a passenger in a car that was involved in an accident, resulting in a serious injury to his spinal cord. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019; glas-slavonije.hr, 06 Feb 2016)

General
HANDEDNESS
He is naturally right-handed but throws with his left hand because it has been stronger since his accident. "In the beginning I couldn't even hold a shot put in my right hand. I throw with my left arm, even though I'm right-handed. I'm trying to find a way to throw with my right arm because it's more natural for me, but for now my left arm is still stronger." (glas-slavonije.hr, 06 Feb 2016)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/marijan.presecan

Legend

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

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