Miran Vodovnik (born 11 September 1977) is a
Slovenia
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n
shot put
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ter. His personal best throw and
Slovene record is 20.76 metres, achieved in June 2006 in
Thessaloniki
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.
He finished eleventh at the
2004 Olympic Games
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
, seventh at the
2007 European Indoor Championships and sixth at the
2007 World Championships. He also competed at the
2003 World Championships and
2005 World Championships and the
2008 Olympic Games
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without reaching the final.
Competition record
References
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1977 births
Living people
Slovenian shot putters
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Slovenia
Male shot putters
Slovenian male athletes
Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games competitors for Slovenia
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