Tomislav Šuker

Tomislav Šuker
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1967 TunisShot Put

Tomislav Šuker (born 26 April 1940 in Livno) is a Croatian[1] retired track and field athlete who competed for Yugoslavia.[2] He won a gold medal in shot put at the 1967 Mediterranean Games.[3]

Tomislav Šuker also won the Yugoslavian championship in shot put twice, 1967 and 1968.[4]

Life

Tomislav Šuker was born on 26 April 1940 in Livno, then in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He originated from the nearby village of Lištani. During the 1960s he moved to Osijek after being awarded an athletics scholarship, where he developed into one of Yugoslavia's leading shot putters. His personal best of 18.71 m was set in Sarajevo on 28 May 1966.[5] He won the gold medal at the 1967 Mediterranean Games, was Yugoslav champion in 1967 and 1968, and competed in the final of the 1967 European Indoor Games.

He also competed in 1968[6][7] and 1966[8] European indoor games.

Honours

Sport Competition Host city Country Event Placement Representing
Athletics 1966 Balkan Games (Balkan Athletics Championships) Sarajevo  Yugoslavia Shot put, men 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Yugoslavia
Athletics 1967 Mediterranean Games Tunis TUN Shot put, men 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Yugoslavia
Athletics 1967 Balkan Games (Balkan Athletics Championships) İstanbul TUR Shot put, men 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Yugoslavia
Athletics 1968 Balkan Games (Balkan Athletics Championships) Athens GRE Shot put, men 1st place, gold medalist(s)[9]  Yugoslavia

Personal life

Tomislav Šuker is father of Davor Šuker, one of the greatest Croatian footballers of all time.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ World Athletics Profile
  2. ↑ Tomislav Šuker Profile
  3. ↑ Mediterranean Games – Past Medallists GBR Athletics.
  4. ↑ GBR Athletics Yugoslavian Championships
  5. ↑ World athletics
  6. ↑ "Results". European Athletics. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  7. ↑ L'Athletisme (March 1968, p3)
  8. ↑ "Results". European Athletics. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  9. ↑ Interasportstats
  10. ↑ There Football times


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