Personal information | |
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Full name | Peter Zupanc |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | 8 January 1982
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
Club | AD Kronos |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | Javelin throw: 78.60 (2004) |
Peter Zupanc (born January 8, 1982, in Ljubljana) is a retired Slovenian javelin thrower. [1] He represented Slovenia at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and also recorded his own personal best of 78.60 metres from the Slovenian Championships in his native Ljubljana. [2] Throughout his sporting career, Zupanc trained for Kronos Athletics Association (Slovene : Atletsko Društvo Kronos). [3]
Zupanc qualified for the Slovenian squad in the men's javelin throw at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by registering a B-standard entry mark of 78.60 metres from the Slovenian Championships. [2] [4] Zupanc released a javelin with a satisfying 77.34-metre throw on his third attempt in the qualifying round, nearly an inch shorter of his personal best. Placing twenty-second out of thirty-four athletes in the overall standings, Zupanc failed to advance further to the final. [5] [6]