Ivan Mustapić (born 9 July 1966 in Posušje, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,

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) is a former

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er. He competed for

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at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. He was also the Croatian national javelin throw champion four times.Croatian Athletics Championships
/ref> His personal best throw was 82.70 metres, achieved in 1992. He competed at the

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on three occasions, having his best finish (20th) in 1993.

International competitions

Seasonal bests by year

*1987 - 73.34 *1990 - 75.04 *1992 - 82.70 *1993 - 79.90 *1994 - 81.22 *1995 - 79.78

References

1966 births Living people Sportspeople from Posušje Croatian male javelin throwers Yugoslav male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Croatia Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Croatia World Athletics Championships athletes for Yugoslavia Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics {{Yugoslavia-athletics-bio-stub