Matic Osovnikar (born January 19, 1980 in

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) is a former

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n athlete specializing in the 100 metres. Osovnikar competed in the

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where he achieved third place in his 100 metres heat, thus making through to the second round but narrowly missed out on a placing in the semi-finals after achieving fourth place in his second round heat. He was the bronze medalist in the 100 m at the

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, setting a new national record (10.14 s). He finished 7th in the 100 m final at the 2007 World Championships in

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with a time of 10.23 s. At the

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, Osovnikar competed at the

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and placed 3rd in his heat after Samuel Francis and

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in a time of 10.46 seconds. He qualified for the second round in which he improved his time to 10.24 seconds. However, he was unable to qualify for the semi-finals as he finished in 6th place of his heat. He also took part in the

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finishing fourth with a time of 20.89 seconds in his first round heat. With 20.95 seconds in the second round he only placed eighth in his heat, which was not enough for the semi-finals.

Personal bests

100m : 10.13(

2007)
200m : 20.47(

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2004)

Competition record

References

External links

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maticosonvikar.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Osovnikar, Matic 1980 births Living people Slovenian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Slovenia Sportspeople from Kranj European Athletics Championships medalists Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Slovenia Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Slovenia Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics