Matija Šestak (born 30 December 1972 in LjubljanaSports-Reference profile) is a retired Slovenian sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. He represented his country at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics reaching the semifinals at the second occasion. He also reached the semifinals at the 1999 World Championships.
He is married to a Serbian triple jumper, Marija Šestak, who switched her nationality to Slovenian after marriage.
Competition record Representing 1989European Junior ChampionshipsVaraždin, Yugoslavia7th4 × 400 m relay3:13.791990World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria30th (h)400 m49.0511th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:09.671991European Junior ChampionshipsThessaloniki, Greece11th (sf)800 m1:50.45Representing 1996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden10th (h)400 m47.881997Mediterranean GamesBari, Italy4th (h)400 m47.331998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary17th (h)400 m46.5710th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:07.781999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan8th (sf)400 m46.84World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain9th (sf)400 m45.4712th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:02.702000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia33rd (h)400 m45.9529th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:10.072002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany25th (h)400 m46.972004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece23rd (sf)400 m46.54
Personal best Outdoor 200 metres – 20.79 (+2.0 m/s) (Nova Gorica 2004) 300 metres – 32.34 (Ljubljana 2004) NR 400 metres – 45.43 (Seville 1999) NR Indoor 200 metres – 21.32 (Turin 1999) 400 metres – 46.71 (Stuttgart 2000) NR
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