Mesud Pezer
Pezer in 2019
Personal information
Born (1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 30)
Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
SportTrack and field
EventShot put
ClubAK Zenica
Coached byMehmed Skender
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Outdoor: 21.48 m NR (2019)
Indoor: 21.15 m NR (2018)

Mesud Pezer (born 27 August 1994) is a Bosnian shot putter.[2] Pezer holds both national records in the shot put discipline.

He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics without qualifying for the final, and the 2020 Summer Olympics, where he reached the final and placed 11th overall.

His personal bests in the event are 21.48 m (70 ft 5+12 in) outdoors (Växjö 2019) and 21.15 m (69 ft 4+12 in) indoors (Birmingham 2018).

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.

References