Mesud Pezer (born 27 August 1994) 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.
Career Pezer won a bronze medal in the 5 kg shot put at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Festival. He won a gold medal in the 6 kg shot put at the 2013 European Junior Championships.
Pezer threw for 20.58 metres at the 2016 Irvine Steve Scott Invitational and met the qualification standard for the 2016 Summer Olympics. There, he finished 24th in the qualifications and did not advance to the shot put final.
Pezer won the bronze medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games behind fellow Bosnian Hamza Alić and Croatia's Stipe Žunić. He then finished 12th at the 2018 European Championships. He finished 20th in the qualifications of the 2019 World Championships.
Pezer competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and qualified for the shot put final with a best throw of 21.33 metres. He went on to finish in 11th place. He finished eighth at the 2022 World Indoor Championships.
Pezer placed seventh in the shot put final at the 2023 European Indoor Championships. He then finished 22nd in the qualifications of the 2023 World Championships.
Pezer finished ninth at the 2024 World Indoor Championships. He then finished ninth at the 2024 European Championships. 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.
International competitions Representing 2011World Youth ChampionshipsLille, France6thShot put (5 kg)19.79 mEuropean Youth Olympic FestivalTrabzon, Turkey3rdShot put (5 kg)19.13 m2012World Junior ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia5thShot put (6 kg)19.83 m2013European Junior ChampionshipsRieti, Italy1stShot put (6 kg)20.44 m2015European U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia4thShot put18.98 m2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands12thShot put19.49 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil24th (q)Shot put19.55 m2017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia7thShot put20.37 mWorld Championships London, United Kingdom21st (q)Shot put19.88 mDécaNationAngers, France3rdShot put20.18 m2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom5thShot put21.15 mMediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain3rdShot put19.82 mEuropean ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany12thShot put19.91 m2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom6thShot put20.69 mWorld Championships Doha, Qatar20th (q)Shot put20.17 m2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland8thShot put19.77 mOlympic GamesTokyo, Japan11thShot put20.08 m2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia8thShot put20.94 m2023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey7thShot put19.94 mWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary22nd (q)Shot put19.86 m2024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom9thShot put20.41 mEuropean ChampionshipsRome, Italy9thShot put19.92 mOlympic GamesParis, France26th (q)Shot put19.03 m2025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan –Shot putNM2026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom19th (q)Shot put18.89 mMediterranean GamesTaranto, Italy9thShot put18.78 m Note: This table only includes major athletics championships and does not include Diamond League or World Athletics Continental Tour/IAAF World Challenge meets.
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