Hamza Alić

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Hamza Alić
SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight127 kg (280 lb)
Sport
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
SportTrack and field
EventShot put
ClubAK Zenica
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals17th - 2008 Summer Olympics
Personal best(s)Outdoor: 21.07 m
Indoor: 20.34 m
Medal record
Representing  Bosnia and Herzegovina
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Gothenburg Shot put
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona Shot Put
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pescara Shot Put
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almería Shot Put
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin Shot Put

Hamza Alić (born 20 January 1979) is a Bosnian shot putter. On 1 March 2013, at 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships, he won a silver medal which he dedicated to all the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina to coincide with the Bosnia and Herzegovina Independence Day.[1]

His personal best throw is 21.07 m (69 ft 1+12 in), achieved in April 2008 in Podgorica.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Bosnia and Herzegovina
1997 European Junior Championships
Ljubljana, Slovenia
24th (q) 14.29 m
1998 World Junior Championships
Annecy, France
16th (q) 15.98 m
2002 European Championships
Munich, Germany
24th (q) 17.29 m
2005 Mediterranean Games
Almeria, Spain
3rd 19.49 m
World Championships
Helsinki, Finland
22nd (q) 18.77 m
2006 World Indoor Championships
Moscow, Russia
16th (q) 18.15 m
European Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
25th (q) 18.15 m
2007 World Championships
Osaka, Japan
NM
2008 World Indoor Championships
Valencia, Spain
8th (q) 20.00 m
Olympic Games
Beijing, China
17th (q) 19.87 m
2009 European Indoor Championships
Turin, Italy
11th (q) 19.41 m
Mediterranean Games
Pescara, Italy
2nd 20.05 m
World Championships
Berlin, Germany
8th 20.00 m
2011 European Indoor Championships
Paris, France
9th (q) 19.60 m
World Championships
Daegu, South Korea
17th (q) 19.70 m
2012 World Indoor Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
20th (q) 18.80 m
European Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
17th (q) 19.03 m
2013 European Indoor Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
2nd 20.34 m
Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 3rd 19.69 m
World Championships
Moscow, Russia
19th (q) 19.18 m
2014 European Championships
Zürich, Switzerland
19th (q) 19.36 m
2015 European Indoor Championships
Prague, Czech Republic
NM
European Games[a]
Baku, Azerbaijan
1st
20.26
World Championships Beijing, China 28th (q) 18.62 m
2016 European Championships
Amsterdam, Netherlands
13th (q) 19.61 m
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
26th (q) 19.48 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 32nd (q) 18.95 m
2018 Mediterranean Games
Tarragona, Spain
1st 20.43 m
European Championships
Berlin, Germany
20th (q) 19.34 m

References

  1. ^ A Beganović (1 March 2013). "Ovo je moj poklon domovini i svim Bosancima i Hercegovcima". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  1. 2015 European Team Championships

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