Marija Tolj

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Marija Tolj
Personal information
Born (1999-11-29) 29 November 1999 (age 25)
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. She won the gold medal at the 2019 European U23 Championships. She competed at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games, as well as multiple other major championships. Her personal best in the event is 64.71 metres set in Oran in 2022. [2]

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Career

She won the gold medal in the discus throw at the 2019 European U23 Championships. [3]

She competed at the 2019 European Athletics Team Championships in Varazdin, Croatia, placing second in the discus throw in the second division competition. [4] She competed in the discus throw at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, but did not qualify for the final. [5]

She competed at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan held in 2021 where she had a best throw of 61.48 metres in the qualified round and missed a place in the final by four centimetres. [6]

She competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, where she successfully reached the final and placed eighth overall with a best throw of 63.07 metres. [7] She competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany, where she qualified for the final and placed sixth overall with a best throw of 63.37 metres. [8]

She competed at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships in Silesia, Poland. [9] She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary where best throw of 58.92 was not enough to progress to the final. [10]

She competed at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy, finishing eighth in the final with a best throw of 61.42 metres. [11] She competed at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France but did not qualify for the final with a best throw of 59.87 metres. [12]

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
Olympic Games Paris, France 23rd (q)Discus throw 59.87 m

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". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "European Team Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "World Championships". World Athletics. 27 Sep 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Olympic Games". World Athletics. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "World Championships". World Athletics. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "European Championships". World Athletics. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "European Team Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "World Championships". World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "European Championships". World Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "The XXXIII Olympic Games". World Athletics. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
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