Asmir Kolašinac Athlete

Asmir Kolašinac (Serbian: Асмир Колашинац; born October 15, 1984 in Skopje) is a Serbian shot putter. He competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and represented Serbia at the World Championships in Athletics in 2009 and 2011. He reached the world final in 2011 and came eleventh. Kolašinac was a finalist at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, where he placed ninth overall. He has competed for Serbia in indoor track and field events, including the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships. Outside of major competitions, he won silver medals for Serbia at the 2010 European Cup Winter Throwing meet and at the second league levels of the 2010 and 2011 European Team Championships. He achieved a personal best throw of 20.50 m in Novi Sad in June 2011, becoming the first Serbian track and field athlete to achieve the "A" Standard for the 2012 London Olympic Games. He primarily uses the spin technique. He improved his best to 20.64 m at the 2012 Gugl Indoor Meeting in Germany in February. In addition to shot putting, he has set a personal best throw of 63.18 m in the javelin.