Dragan Mustapić (born 23 March 1963) is a male discus thrower from Croatia. His personal best throw was 64.40 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Ljubljana. He also had 18.39 metres in the shot put, achieved in December 2005 in Toronto.[1]
Mustapić was born in Imotski.[2] He was a five-time Yugoslav discus throw champion (1987–1991)[3] and was the first Yugoslav discus thrower to surpass 60 meters.[4] He finished seventh at the 2001 Mediterranean Games. He also competed at the 1995 World Championships,[1] the 1998 European Championships,[5] as well as the Olympic Games in 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004[2] without reaching the final.
Mustapić has a B.Sc. degree in criminology[6] and a Ph.D. in economics.[4] During his sports career, he was an officer in the Croatian Army.[6] As of 2019, he attained a rank of colonel, and was teaching at the Franjo Tuđman Military Academy in Zagreb.[7]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Yugoslavia
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| 1987 | Universiade | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | 8th | 54.79 m |
| Mediterranean Games | Latakia, Syria | 4th | 57.12 m | |
| 1989 | Universiade | Duisburg, West Germany | 9th | 56.39 m |
Representing  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 29th (q) | 48.80 m |
Representing  Croatia
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| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 41st (q) | 53.54 m |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 27th (q) | 57.94 m |
| 1997 | Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 6th | 57.04 m |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 27th (q) | 54.73 m |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 34th (q) | 58.10 m |
| 2001 | Mediterranean Games | Radès, Tunisia | 7th | 58.45 m |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 34th (q) | 54.66 m |
References
edit- ^ a b Dragan Mustapić at World Athletics
- ^ a b "Dragan Mustapić". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ^ "Yugoslavian Championships". Archived from the original on 2002-02-15. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ a b "Prvi olimpijci BiH: Živi, zdravi i zaboravljeni". Archived from the original on 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 Statistics Handbook" (PDF). p. 58. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Mustapić bez značajnog rezultata - Sportnet".
- ^ "Jutarnji list - PUKOVNIKA MUSTAPIĆA U VOJNOM UČILIŠTU STAVILI NA LED do daljnjega ne smije predavati jer je rekao da je 'Medački džep' bila štetna akcija". 6 March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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