SLOUP Matija

Croatia
Athletics
24 Jun 1996
25
Male
F40
KUTINA
 
Croatia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's Shot Put - F40 4

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Standing Shot Put
Men's Shot Put - F40 Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
8Shot Put - F402016Rio de Janeiro, BRA8.27
World Championships
3Shot Put - F402019Dubai, UAE10.30
4Shot Put - F402017London, GBR9.81
4Shot Put - F402015Doha, QAT8.58
European Championships
1Shot Put - F402018Berlin, GER9.87
4Shot Put - F402021Bydgoszcz, POL9.61
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Athlete
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Business, Economics - Libertas International University, Kutina, CRO
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Partner Matea
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Croatian, English
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AK Odisej [Kutina, CRO]
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Dubravko Brdovcak [personal], CRO; Mihovil Rendulic [club], CRO
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His performance at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was hampered due to an injury he sustained one week before the Games. (paralympic.org, 24 Jan 2019)

As of 2020 he has undergone more than 15 surgeries, including procedures to his hips, joints and ankles due to genetic malformations of his bones. (hpo.hr, 10 Mar 2020; dnevnik.hr, 26 Nov 2017; 26 May 2018)
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He took up the sport in 2014 at the AK Odisej club in Kutina, Croatia. (hpo.hr, 29 Mar 2016; 24sata.hr, 16 Dec 2015)
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He had trained at a gym for about three years and eventually a friend there suggested he join a training session at the athletics club AK Odisej. "I went along spontaneously to see what the training looked like. I took a shot put and threw it, and the coaches noticed potential in me. I liked it, so I started to join their training sessions." (24sata.hr, 16 Dec 2015)
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To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (dnevnik.hr, 03 Feb 2021)
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Claiming bronze in F40 shot put at the 2019 World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and winning gold in the F40 shot put at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany. (SN tv Sport nedjeljom YouTube channel, 24 Apr 2020)
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His family. (dnevnik.hr, 03 Feb 2021)
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"Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations." (Instagram profile, 01 Jan 2021)
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He was named 2018 Para Athlete of the Year by the Croatian Para Athletics Federation. (vecernji.hr, 29 Jan 2019)

He was named the 2016 Para Athlete of the Year in Kutina, Croatia. (dunja.in, 14 Mar 2017)

General Interest

Classification
F40 (IPC, 10 Apr 2020)

Type of Impairment
Short stature (24sata.hr, 16 Dec 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (24sata.hr, 16 Dec 2015)

Impairment Details
He is a person of short stature. (24sata.hr, 16 Dec 2015)

General
MEDAL MOTIVATION
He said finishing fourth and missing out on a medal by one centimetre at the 2017 World Championships in London, England, was his motivation when he won bronze at the 2019 World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. "That one centimetre meant a lot. Though it was a world-class event and featured top athletes, it was a great lesson that I was determined to learn from and not repeat. It made me stronger, as it was huge motivation. In Dubai, I managed to achieve my goal and win the medal at the world championships, it's my most memorable achievement so far. Since I took up the sport I trained for that moment, to be among the best in the world." (SN tv Sport nedjeljom YouTube channel, 24 Apr 2020)

Legend
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Bronze Medal Event
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