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Kemal Mešić (born 4 August 1985, in
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shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...
ter and
discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...
er from
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. He competed at the
2012 Olympic Games The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
and the
2016 Olympic Games The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...
, both times without reaching the final. His personal best throw in shot put is 20.83 meters, achieved in June 2019 in
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, and 56.88 meters in the discus throw, achieved in May 2009 in
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,
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* 1985 births Living people Bosnia and Herzegovina male shot putters Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina male discus throwers World Athletics Championships athletes for Bosnia and Herzegovina Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Bosnia and Herzegovina 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen {{BosniaHerzegovina-athletics-bio-stub