Marin Premeru (born 29 August 1990, in Rijeka) is a Croatian discus thrower and shot putter with a personal best of 63.38 in the discus and 20.59 in the shot put.[1] With 22.79 metres, Premeru is the third best youth competitor in history in 5 kg shot put.[2]

Marin Premeru
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Croatia
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place Mersin 2013 Shot put
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Bydgoszcz Discus Throw
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Bydgoszcz Shot Put
World Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Ostrava Discus Throw
Silver medal – second place 2007 Ostrava Shot put
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Ostrava Shot put
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Novi Sad Discus throw
European Winter Throwing Cup
Silver medal – second place 2010 Arles Discus Throw
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Sofia Discus Throw
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Sofia Shot Put

Premeru was coached by Ivan Ivančić.[3]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Croatia
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 28th (q) Shot put (6 kg) 16.54 m
12th Discus (1.75 kg) 53.50 m
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 2nd Shot put (5 kg) 20.42 m
2nd Discus throw (1.5 kg) 64.20 m
European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 15th (q) Shot put (5 kg) 17.46 m
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd Shot put (6 kg) 19.93 m
2nd Discus throw (1.75 kg) 61.85 m
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 3rd Discus throw (1.75 kg) 60.98 m
2010 European Cup Winter Throwing (U23) Arles, France 2nd Discus throw 62.10 m
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 30th (q) Discus throw 58.03 m
2011 European Cup Winter Throwing (U23) Sofia, Bulgaria 3rd Shot put 18.01 m
3rd Discus throw 57.28 m
European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 3rd Shot put 18.83 m
4th Discus 58.93 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 20th (q) Shot put 18.71 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 19th (q) Shot put 18.86 m
Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 2nd Shot put 19.72 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 25th (q) Shot put 18.71 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 16th (q) Shot put 19.55 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 23rd (q) Shot put 19.33 m

References

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  1. ^ "iaaf.org - Athletes". Archived from the original on 2008-03-13.
  2. ^ "Shot Put (5kg) - men - u18 - outdoor".
  3. ^ "Svjetski rekord Marina Premerua u bacanju kugle - mJutarnji" (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
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