Ivan Pucelj

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Ivan Pucelj (born 11 July 1981) is a retired Croatian long jumper. His personal best jump was 7.92 metres, achieved in July 2003 in Ljubljana. [1]

He was born in Zagreb. He finished tenth at the 2002 European Indoor Championships, eighth at the 2003 Summer Universiade, sixth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships and fourth at the 2005 Summer Universiade. [1]

Pucelj became Croatian long jump champion in 2002, 2005 and 2006, rivalling with Marijo Baković. [2]

He also became indoor champion in 2005 and 2006. [3]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 10th 7.38 m (wind: -1.5 m/s)
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 10th 7.51 m (wind: -0.6 m/s)
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 24th (q) 7.51 m
2003 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 6th 7.86 m (wind: 0.6 m/s)
Universiade Daegu, South Korea 8th 7.77 m
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 6th 7.84 m
Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain 5th 7.89 m
Universiade Izmir, Turkey 4th 7.79 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden NM
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 16th (q) 7.60 m

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References

  1. 1 2 Ivan Pucelj at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Croatian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
  3. "Croatian Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 21 March 2009.