Edis Elkasević is a Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

n shot put

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

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He won the 2002 World Junior Championships

2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics

The 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2002 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Kingston, Jamaica from July 16 to July 21, 2002.-Men:-Women:-Medals table:...

. He did not quite adapt to an international senior level, but competed at the 2004 Olympic Games

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put

The Shot Put events at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held on 18 August 2004 at the Ancient Olympia Stadium. It was originally planned to hold the discus throw at this venue, but it was discovered that the field was not large enough to accommodate the range of modern discus throwers, and would have...

 and the 2005 World Championships

2005 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Shot Put

The Men's Shot Put event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 6.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Eastern European Time -Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres...

 without reaching the final.

His personal best throw is 20.94 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Velenje

Velenje

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. With the junior shot (6 kg) he has 21.96 metres, achieved in June 2002 in Zagreb

Zagreb

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. , this is the junior world record

Junior world records in athletics

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. He also has 60.54 metres in the discus throw

Discus throw

The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...

, achieved in May 2005 in La Jolla

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, California

California

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