Edis Elkasević (born February 18, 1983) is a Bosnian-born

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n athletics coach and retired

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ter. He won the 2002 World Junior Championships. He did not quite adapt to an international senior level, but competed at the

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and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final. Representing the

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team, Elkasević won the 2005 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the shot put. His personal best throw is 20.94 metres, achieved in June 2005 in

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

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. This was the junior world record until June 2009, when it was surpassed by

David Storl David Storl (born 27 July 1990) is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the shot put. He was successful on the youth and junior athletics circuit, winning gold medals at the World Youth Championships and World Junior Championship ...

. He also has 60.54 metres in the

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, achieved in May 2005 in

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. Since 2013, Elkasević has coached

Sandra Perković Sandra Perković (born 21 June 1990) is a Croatian discus thrower. She is a two-time Olympic (2012, 2016) and World (2013, 2017) champion and record six-time European champion ( 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) which no other female athlete ...

, a multiple World, Olympic and European

champion. The two married on 31 December 2023.

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* 1983 births Living people People from Prijedor Sportspeople from Banja Luka Region Croatian male shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletics (track and field) coaches Olympic athletes for Croatia Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Bosniaks of Croatia NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Auburn Tigers men's track and field athletes {{Croatia-athletics-bio-stub