Filip Mihaljević (shot putter)

Filip Mihaljević (born 31 July 1994) is a Croatian discus thrower and shot putter. He became European champion in shot put in 2022. He also won bronze medals at the 2016 World Indoor Championships and 2021 European Indoor Championships.

Filip Mihaljević

Personal information
Nationality	Croatian
Born	(1994-07-31) 31 July 1994 (age 30) Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height	6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight	253 lb (115 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Discus throw, Shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	DT: 63.76 m (Eugene, Oregon, 2017) SP: 21.94 m NR (Karlovac, 2021)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Croatia World Indoor Championships 2016 Portland Shot put European Championships 2022 Munich Shot put 2024 Rome Shot put European Indoor Championships 2021 Toruń Shot put European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Shot put European Athletics U23 Championships 2015 Tallinn Shot put European Junior Championships 2013 Rieti Shot put

He holds Croatian national record in shot put.

Early life

He was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina but moved to Split, Croatia. Until the age of 17 he played football, eventually switching to shot put. When he began he was a natural and many people around him believed he would eventually be an impressive discus thrower because of his build.

NCAA

He lived in Charlottesville, Virginia while attending the University of Virginia, where he trained under the tutelage of UVA Throws coach Martin Maric. Filip Mihaljević is a 3 time NCAA Division 1 Champion, 10 time All-American, 10 time Atlantic Coast Conference Champion, 2017 The Bowerman Award Semifinalist & 2017 ACC Outdoor Field Performer of the Year.^[1]

representing Virginia Cavaliers track and field
2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Shot Put	21.30 m (69 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	1st
2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Discus	63.76 m (209 ft 2 in)	1st
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Shot Put	19.60 m (64 ft 3+1⁄2 in)	1st
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Discus	58.55 m (192 ft 1 in)	1st
2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships	Shot Put	Foul	16th
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships	Shot Put	19.97 m (65 ft 6 in)	1st
2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Shot Put	21.71 m (71 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	1st
2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Discus	60.28 m (197 ft 9 in)	5th
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Shot Put	19.83 m (65 ft 1⁄2 in)	1st
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Discus	62.43 m (204 ft 9+3⁄4 in)	1st
2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships	Shot Put	20.47 m (67 ft 1+3⁄4 in)	2nd
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships	Shot Put	20.04 m (65 ft 8+3⁄4 in)	1st
2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Shot Put	19.51 m (64 ft 0 in)	9th
2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Discus	61.39 m (201 ft 4+3⁄4 in)	3rd
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Shot Put	19.10 m (62 ft 7+3⁄4 in)	1st
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Discus	60.57 m (198 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	1st
2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships	Shot Put	18.40 m (60 ft 4+1⁄4 in)	14th
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships	Shot Put	18.88 m (61 ft 11+1⁄4 in)	1st
2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Shot Put	19.56 m (64 ft 2 in)	7th
2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Discus	58.86 m (193 ft 1+1⁄4 in)	8th
2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Shot Put	17.79 m (58 ft 4+1⁄4 in)	3rd
2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Discus	55.38 m (181 ft 8+1⁄4 in)	1st

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Career

He won a gold medal at the 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships shot put event, with a throw of 19.35 m (63 ft 6 in).^[3]

He won a silver medal at the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships shot put event, with a throw of 20.23 m (66 ft 4 in).^[4]

On 23 January 2016 Mihaljević won the shot put competition at Rod McCravy Memorial in Lexington, Kentucky with 20.69 m and thus qualified to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

On 18 March 2016, competing at his very first senior world championships, in Portland, Mihaljević won the bronze medal in shot put competition with 20.87 m, his personal best.

In 2017, Filip become one of the few throwers who managed to capture both NCAA Outdoor Shot Put and Discus titles with impressive 21.30m and 63.76m respectively.