Matija Šestak (born 30 December 1972 in

Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the are ...

) is a retired

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

n sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. He represented his country at the

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ...

and 2004 Summer Olympics reaching the semifinals at the second occasion. He also reached the semifinals at the 1999 World Championships. He is married to a

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

n triple jumper,

Marija Šestak Marija Šestak ( sr-cyrl, Марија Шестак; born ''Martinović'', Мартиновић) is a Serbian-born Slovenian triple jumper. Marija Martinović was born on 17 April 1979 in Kragujevac (at the time SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia). She ...

, who switched her nationality to Slovenian after marriage.

Competition record

Personal best

Outdoor *200 metres – 20.79 (+2.0 m/s) (Nova Gorica 2004) *300 metres – 32.34 (Ljubljana 2004) NR *400 metres – 45.43 (Seville 1999) NR Indoor *200 metres – 21.32 (Turin 1999) *400 metres – 46.71 (Stuttgart 2000) NR

References

1972 births Living people Slovenian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Slovenia Athletes from Ljubljana Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Slovenia Slovenian athletics coaches Yugoslav male sprinters World Athletics Championships athletes for Slovenia {{Slovenia-athletics-bio-stub