Tom Teršek
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Nationality | Slovenian | ||||||||||||||
Born | (2006-09-06) 6 September 2006 (age 18) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
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Tom Teršek (born 6 September 2006) is a Slovenian javelin thrower. He won the gold medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships.[1]
Early life
He is a member of NK Triglav Kranj in Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2] He attended Carniola High School.[3]
Career
He won bronze in the javelin throw at the 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Maribor.[4][5]
At the Slovenian national athletics championships in June 2024 in Celje, Teršek threw the javelin 80.87 metres to set a new Slovenian U23 national record, whilst still 17 years-old.[6]
He won the gold medal competing at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the men's javelin throw in Lima, Peru.[7] He did so with a throw of 76.81 metres to become the second Slovenian in history to win gold at the world junior level.[8]
References
- ^ "Tom Teršek". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "TOM TERŠEK WON THE BRONZE MEDAL AT THE EUROPEAN YOUTH OLYMPIC FESTIVAL IN MARIOR 2023". ak-triglav. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Tom Teršek from 3rd with a javelin throw of 80.87 meters is the best in the world among juniors". gimkr.si. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Tom Teršek na OFEM v Mariboru v zadnji seriji do brona v metu kopja". Slovenska-atletika. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Prevc, Matic (25 July 2023). "The young Slovenian athlete impressed and won a medal". siol.net. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "A miraculous throw by a 17-year-old Slovenian in Celje". Sportklub. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Kesidis claims historic hammer gold for Cyprus on day three in Lima". World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Javelin thrower Tom Teršek wins world youth champion title". sta.si. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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- 1986: Uladzimir Sasimovich (URS)
- 1988: Vladimir Ovchinnikov (URS)
- 1990: Tommi Viskari (FIN)
- 1992: Aki Parviainen (FIN)
- 1994: Marius Corbett (RSA)
- 1996: Sergey Voynov (UZB)
- 1998: David Parker (GBR)
- 2000: Hardus Pienaar (RSA)
- 2002: Igor Janik (POL)
- 2004: Aleksey Tovarnov (RUS)
- 2006: Robert Oosthuizen (RSA)
- 2008: Robert Szpak (POL)
- 2010: Till Wöschler (GER)
- 2012: Keshorn Walcott (TTO)
- 2014: Gatis Čakšs (LAT)
- 2016: Neeraj Chopra (IND)
- 2018: Nash Lowis (AUS)
- 2021: Janne Läspä (FIN)
- 2022: Artur Felfner (UKR)
- 2024: Tom Teršek (SLO)