Peter Zupanc (born January 8, 1982 in

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) is a retired Slovenian javelin thrower. He represented

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at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and also recorded his own personal best of 78.60 metres from the Slovenian Championships in his native

. Throughout his sporting career, Zupanc trained for Kronos Athletics Association ( sl, Atletsko Društvo Kronos). Zupanc qualified for the Slovenian squad in the men's javelin throw at the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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, by registering a B-standard entry mark of 78.60 metres from the Slovenian Championships. Zupanc released a javelin with a satisfying 77.34-metre throw on his third attempt in the qualifying round, nearly an inch shorter of his personal best. Placing twenty-second out of thirty-four athletes in the overall standings, Zupanc failed to advance further to the final.

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* 1982 births Living people Slovenian male javelin throwers Olympic athletes of Slovenia Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ljubljana {{Slovenia-athletics-bio-stub