Darko Pešić (born 30 November 1992) is a Montenegrin athlete competing in the combined events. He finished sixth in the heptathlon at the 2017 European Indoor Championships. He holds multiple national records in various events.
Career Pešić finished 14th in the octathlon at the 2009 World Youth Championships. He then finished 13th in the decathlon at the 2011 European Junior Championships. He moved to Novi Sad, Serbia, in 2011 to improve his training conditions.
Pešić finished 14th in the decathlon at the 2013 European U23 Championships and set the national record. He then won the decathlon silver medal at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie behind France's Bastien Auzeil and broke his own national record. He won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 2014 Balkan Championships.
Pešić competed at the 2015 European Games and finished seventh in the pole vault and eighth in the long jump. He won a gold medal in the decathlon at the 2016 Balkan Championships and set a new national long jump record.
Pešić finished sixth in the heptathlon at the 2017 European Indoor Championships and set the national record with 5984 points. He then missed ten months of training due to a stress fracture in his tibia. He competed at the 2018 European Championships in the decathlon but withdrew mid-way through due to an injury.
Pešić competed at the 2019 Games of the Small States of Europe and won bronze medals in the 110 metre hurdles and pole vault. Additionally, he placed sixth in the high jump and fourth in the long jump. He missed the rest of the 2019 season due to the hamstring injury. He placed eighth in the heptathlon at the 2021 European Indoor Championships. At the 2023 Games of the Small States of Europe, he finished fourth in the 110 metre hurdles, fifth in the long jump, and sixth in the discus throw.
Pešić finished 38th in the heats of the 60 metres hurdles at the 2024 World Indoor Championships. At the 2024 European Championships, he competed in the decathlon and competed barefoot in the discus throw due to fears of slipping. He ultimately finished 21st in the event.
Pešić represented Montenegro at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 100 metres after receiving a universality spot. Two days before the preliminary round, he broke his foot in training. He still chose to compete and finished with a time of 11.85 seconds and did not advance.
International competitions Representing 2009World Youth ChampionshipsBrixen, Italy14thOctathlon5288 pts2011European Junior ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia13thDecathlon7062 pts2013European U23 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland14thDecathlon7522 ptsJeux de la FrancophonieNice, France2ndDecathlon7636 pts2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands –DecathlonDNF2017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia6thHeptathlon5984 pts2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany –DecathlonDNF2019Games of the Small States of EuropeBar, Montenegro3rd110 m hurdles14.86 s6thHigh jump1.95 m3rdPole vault4.40 m4thLong jump7.15 m2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland8thHeptathlon5824 pts2023Games of the Small States of EuropeMarsa, Malta4th110 m hurdles14.73 s5thLong jump6.59 m6thDiscus throw47.47 m2024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom38th (h)60 m hurdles8.37European ChampionshipsRome, Italy21stDecathlon7421 ptsSummer OlympicsParis, France42nd (p)100 m11.85 s
Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 11.25 (+1.3 m/s, Götzis 2017) 400 metres – 50.30 (Bar 2023) 1500 metres – 4:24.73 (Götzis 2017) 110 metres hurdles – 14.35 (+0.3 m/s, Bar 2023) NR High jump – 2.01 (Novi Sad 2012) Pole vault – 4.60 (Novi Sad 2014) NR Long jump – 7.33 (+0.4 m/s, Pitesti 2016) NR Shot put – 15.47 (Götzis 2017) Discus throw – 48.88 (Sremska Mitrovica 2015) Javelin throw – 62.57 (Split 2013) Decathlon – 7862 (Bar 2023) NR
Indoor 60 metres – 7.12 (Tallinn 2023) 1000 metres – 2:38.23 (Belgrade 2017) 60 metres hurdles – 7.95 (Belgrade 2021) NR High jump – 2.08 (Belgrade 2021) NR Pole vault – 4.72 (Belgrade 2017) NR Long jump – 7.24 (Belgrade 2021) NR Shot put – 16.69 (Belgrade 2021) Heptathlon – 6036 (Belgrade 2021) NR
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