Hamza Alić

Hamza Alić

Hamza Alić at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Turin
Personal information
Nationality	Bosnian
Born	20 January 1979 Srebrenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	127 kg (280 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Shot put
Club	Atletski klub Zenica
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	17th - 2008 Summer Olympics
Personal best(s)	Outdoor: 21.07 m Indoor: 20.34 m
Medal record Representing  Bosnia and Herzegovina European Indoor Championships 2013 Gothenburg Shot put Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara Shot Put 2005 Almería Shot Put 2013 Mersin Shot Put

Hamza Alić (born 20 January 1979) is a Bosnian shot putter who competed at the World Championships in 2005 and 2007, the European Championships in 2002 and 2006, the World Indoor Championships in 2006 and 2008 as well as the 2008 Summer Olympics, but without reaching the final. On March 1, 2013 at 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships he won a silver medal which he dedicated to all the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina to coincide with the Bosnia and Herzegovina Independence Day.^[1]

His personal best throw is 21.07 meters, achieved in April 2008 in Podgorica.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Bosnia and Herzegovina
1997	European Junior Championships	Ljubljana, Slovenia	24th (q)	14.29 m
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	16th (q)	15.98 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	24th (q)	17.29 m
2005	Mediterranean Games	Almeria, Spain	3rd	19.49 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	22nd (q)	18.77 m
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	16th (q)	18.15 m
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	25th (q)	18.15 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	–	NM
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	8th (q)	20.00 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	17th (q)	19.87 m
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	11th (q)	19.41 m
	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	2nd	20.05 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	8th	20.00 m
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	9th (q)	19.60 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	17th (q)	19.70 m
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	20th (q)	18.80 m
	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	17th (q)	19.03 m
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	20.34 m
	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	3rd	19.69 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	19th (q)	19.18 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	19th (q)	19.36 m
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	–	NM
	European Games[lower-alpha 1]	Baku, Azerbaijan	1st	20.26
	World Championships	Beijing, China	28th (q)	18.62 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	13th (q)	19.61 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	26th (q)	19.48 m

References

1. A Beganović (1 March 2013). "Ovo je moj poklon domovini i svim Bosancima i Hercegovcima". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 1 March 2013.

1. The third league of the 2015 European Team Championships

• Hamza Alić profile at IAAF