GASPAR Vladimir

Croatia

Athletics

Date of Birth: 18 Jan 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Sport Class: F41

Place of birth: NOVI SAD

Birth Country:

Serbia

Place of residence : ZADAR

Residence Country:

Croatia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Javelin Throw - F41	7

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic St. - Standing Javelin	Men's Javelin Throw - F41 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
7	Javelin Throw - F41	2019	Dubai, UAE	34.83
European Championships
2	Javelin Throw - F41	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	36.02
3	Javelin Throw - F41	2018	Berlin, GER	32.75

Nickname:

Vlado (Facebook profile, 11 Sep 2017)

Hobbies:

Football, table tennis, pool, swimming. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

Croatian, English

Club name:

AK Fortius [Zadar, CRO]

Coach:

Edi Stipic [club], CRO, from 2017

Other sports:

He has competed in Para swimming at national level. (057info.hr, 03 Apr 2012)

Debut:

2018 for Croatia, European Championships in Berlin, Germany (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Start:

He took up Para athletics in 2017 in Zadar, Croatia. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Reason:

"I wanted to take part in sports in general and athletics was the only one for me in Zadar [Croatia]." (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (slobodnadalmacija.hr, 20 Sep 2020)

Training:

He trains for two hours a day. (zadarskilist.hr, 08 Apr 2019)

Memorable:

Winning bronze in the F41 javelin throw at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Hero:

Brazilian footballer Roberto Carlos. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Influence:

Coach Edi Stipic. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

General Interest

Classification
F41 (IPC, 11 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Short stature (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

General
EARLY DAYS
He said playing sport as a child helped him accept his impairment. "I carry my impairment, but I have to admit it was not always easy for me to handle in everyday life. In primary school my classmates played football, basketball, volleyball and other sports and I was constantly sitting on the bench, and when I got home I would cry. I was not discouraged and decided to use sport to show everyone that I was just like the others. At that moment sport brought me back to life, because if it didn't I would just feel sorry for myself and wonder why I am the way I am." (slobodnadalmacija.hr, 20 Sep 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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