Ivan Mustapić (born 9 July 1966 in

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) is a former

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er. He competed for

at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

. He was also the Croatian national javelin throw champion four times.Croatian Athletics Championships
/ref> His personal best throw was 82.70 metres, achieved in 1992. He competed at the

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on three occasions, having his best finish (20th) in 1993.

International competitions

Seasonal bests by year

*1987 - 73.34 *1990 - 75.04 *1992 - 82.70 *1993 - 79.90 *1994 - 81.22 *1995 - 79.78

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* * * 1966 births Living people Sportspeople from Posušje Croatian male javelin throwers Yugoslav male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Croatia Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Croatia World Athletics Championships athletes for Yugoslavia Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics {{Yugoslavia-athletics-bio-stub