Vedran Samac

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Vedran Samac
Personal information
Born (1990-01-22) 22 January 1990 (age 33)
Sremska Mitrovica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Education University of Belgrade [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Javelin throw

Vedran Samac (born 22 January 1990 in Sremska Mitrovica) is a Serbian athlete specialising in the javelin throw. [2] He represented his country in three European Championships. He also finished fifth at the 2015 Summer Universiade.

His personal best in the event is 81.35 metres set in 2021 European Athletics Team Championships.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 28th (q)Javelin throw 63.94 m
European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 12thJavelin throw66.61 m
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 16th (q)Javelin throw 68.12 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 29th (q)Javelin throw 69.39 m
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 5thJavelin throw 78.96 m
2016 European Throwing Cup Arad, Romania 6thJavelin throw73.75 m
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands DNSJavelin throw DNS
2017 Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 17th (q)Javelin throw 70.71 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 18th (q)Javelin throw 75.89 m

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References

  1. "2017 Universiade bio" . Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. Vedran Samac at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg