Marija Tolj

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Marija Tolj
Personal information
Born (1999-11-29) 29 November 1999 (age 24)
Orebić, Croatia [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Discus throw
ClubAK Dinamo-Zrinjevac
Coached by Roland Varga (2014–)
Ivan Ivančić (–2014)

Marija Tolj (born 29 November 1999) is a Croatian athlete specialising in the discus throw. [2] She won a gold medal at the 2019 European U23 Championships. [3]

Her personal best in the event is 64.71 metres set in Oran in 2022.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
2015 European Youth Olympic Festival Tbilisi, Georgia 19th (q)Shot put (3 kg)12.31 m
6thDiscus throw43.79 m
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 18th (q)Shot put 14.00 m
21st (q)Discus throw 45.76 m
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 4thDiscus throw52.97 m
2018 European Throwing Cup (U23) Leiria, Portugal 1stDiscus throw56.31 m
World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 11thDiscus throw 45.07 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 16th (q)Discus throw 55.52 m
2019 European Throwing Cup (U23) Šamorín, Slovakia 1stDiscus throw57.76 m
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 1stDiscus throw 62.76 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar Discus throw NM
2021 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 5thDiscus throw 53.62 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 13th (q)Discus throw 61.48 m
2022 Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 1stDiscus throw 64.71 m PB
World Championships Eugene, United States 8thDiscus throw 63.07 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 6thDiscus throw 63.37 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 18th (q)Discus throw 58.92 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 8thDiscus throw 61.42 m

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References

  1. Buškulić, Ante (14 July 2019). "'Sunce ćaćino' prvak je Europe: Sandra Perković mi je uzor..." (in Croatian). 24 sata . Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. Marija Tolj at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.