Matija Kranjc (born 12 June 1984) is a Slovenian
track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...
athlete who competes in the
javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...
. His personal best of 81.13 metres, achieved in June 2016, is the
Slovenian record.
Achievements
Seasonal bests by year
*2003 - 68.50
*2005 - 76.04
*2006 - 72.45
*2007 - 78.08
*2008 - 76.15
*2009 - 77.82
*2010 - 74.65
*2011 - 79.72
*2012 - 77.59
*2013 - 79.15
*2014 - 80.46
*2015 - 78.35
*2016 - 81.13 NR
*2017 - 76.88
References
sports-reference
1984 births
Living people
Slovenian male javelin throwers
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Slovenia
Sportspeople from Ljubljana
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Slovenia
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
21st-century Slovenian people
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