Mesud Pezer

Mesud Pezer (born 27 August 1994)^[2] is a Bosnian shot putter. He holds both national records in the shot put discipline. He competed at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics and is the 2018 Mediterranean Games bronze medalist.

Mesud Pezer

Pezer in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 30) Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight	120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sport	Track and field
Event	Shot put
Club	AK Zenica
Coached by	Mehmed Skender
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Outdoor: 21.48 m NR (2019) Indoor: 21.15 m NR (2018)
Medal record Representing  Bosnia and Herzegovina Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona Shot Put

Career

Pezer won a bronze medal in the 5 kg shot put at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Festival.^[3] He won a gold medal in the 6 kg shot put at the 2013 European Junior Championships.^[4]

Pezer threw for 20.58 metres at the 2016 Irvine Steve Scott Invitational and met the qualification standard for the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[5] There, he finished 24th in the qualifications and did not advance to the shot put final.^[6]

Pezer won the bronze medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games behind fellow Bosnian Hamza Alić and Croatia's Stipe Žunić.^[7] He then finished 12th at the 2018 European Championships.^[8] He finished 20th in the qualifications of the 2019 World Championships.^[9]

Pezer competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and qualified for the shot put final with a best throw of 21.33 metres.^[10] He went on to finish in 11th place.^[11] He finished eighth at the 2022 World Indoor Championships.^[12]

Pezer placed seventh in the shot put final at the 2023 European Indoor Championships.^[13] He then finished 22nd in the qualifications of the 2023 World Championships.^[14]

Pezer finished ninth at the 2024 World Indoor Championships.^[15] He then finished ninth at the 2024 European Championships.^[16] He then represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2024 Summer Olympics but did not advance to the shot put final after finishing 26th in the qualifications.^[17]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Bosnia and Herzegovina
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	6th	Shot put (5 kg)	19.79 m
	European Youth Olympic Festival	Trabzon, Turkey	3rd	Shot put (5 kg)	19.13 m
2012	World Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	5th	Shot put (6 kg)	19.83 m
2013	European Junior Championships	Rieti, Italy	1st	Shot put (6 kg)	20.44 m
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	4th	Shot put	18.98 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	12th	Shot put	19.49 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	24th (q)	Shot put	19.55 m
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	7th	Shot put	20.37 m
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	21st (q)	Shot put	19.88 m
	DécaNation	Angers, France	3rd	Shot put	20.18 m
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	5th	Shot put	21.15 m
	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	3rd	Shot put	19.82 m
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	12th	Shot put	19.91 m
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	6th	Shot put	20.69 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	20th (q)	Shot put	20.17 m
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	8th	Shot put	19.77 m
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	11th	Shot put	20.08 m
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	8th	Shot put	20.94 m
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	7th	Shot put	19.94 m
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	22nd (q)	Shot put	19.86 m
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	9th	Shot put	20.41 m
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	9th	Shot put	19.92 m
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	26th (q)	Shot put	19.03 m

^{Note: This table only includes major athletics championships and does not include Diamond League or World Athletics Continental Tour/IAAF World Challenge meets.}