# Filip Mihaljević (shot putter)

Filip Mihaljević (born 31 July 1994) is a Croatian discus thrower and shot putter. He became European champion in shot put in 2022. He also won bronze medals at the 2016 World Indoor Championships and 2021 European Indoor Championships.
He holds Croatian national record in shot put.

## Early life

He was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina but moved to Split, Croatia. Until the age of 17 he played football, eventually switching to shot put. When he began he was a natural and many people around him believed he would eventually be an impressive discus thrower because of his build.

## NCAA

He lived in Charlottesville, Virginia while attending the University of Virginia, where he trained under the tutelage of UVA Throws coach Martin Maric. Filip Mihaljević is a 3 time NCAA Division 1 Champion, 10 time All-American, 10 time Atlantic Coast Conference Champion, 2017 The Bowerman Award Semifinalist & 2017 ACC Outdoor Field Performer of the Year.
representing Virginia Cavaliers track and field :
| 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 21.30 m (69 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | 1st |
| 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Discus | 63.76 m (209 ft 2 in) | 1st |
| 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 19.60 m (64 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 1st |
| 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Discus | 58.55 m (192 ft 1 in) | 1st |
| 2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | Foul | 16th |
| 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 19.97 m (65 ft 6 in) | 1st |
| 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 21.71 m (71 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 1st |
| 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Discus | 60.28 m (197 ft 9 in) | 5th |
| 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 19.83 m (65 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1st |
| 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Discus | 62.43 m (204 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | 1st |
| 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 20.47 m (67 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | 2nd |
| 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 20.04 m (65 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | 1st |
| 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 19.51 m (64 ft 0 in) | 9th |
| 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Discus | 61.39 m (201 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | 3rd |
| 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 19.10 m (62 ft 7+3⁄4 in) | 1st |
| 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Discus | 60.57 m (198 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 1st |
| 2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 18.40 m (60 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | 14th |
| 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 18.88 m (61 ft 11+1⁄4 in) | 1st |
| 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 19.56 m (64 ft 2 in) | 7th |
| 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Discus | 58.86 m (193 ft 1+1⁄4 in) | 8th |
| 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Shot Put | 17.79 m (58 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | 3rd |
| 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Discus | 55.38 m (181 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | 1st |

## Career

He won a gold medal at the 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships shot put event, with a throw of 19.35 m (63 ft 6 in).
He won a silver medal at the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships shot put event, with a throw of 20.23 m (66 ft 4 in).
On 23 January 2016 Mihaljević won the shot put competition at Rod McCravy Memorial in Lexington, Kentucky with 20.69 m and thus qualified to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
On 18 March 2016, competing at his very first senior world championships, in Portland, Mihaljević won the bronze medal in shot put competition with 20.87 m, his personal best.
In 2017, Filip become one of the few throwers who managed to capture both NCAA Outdoor Shot Put and Discus titles with impressive 21.30m and 63.76m respectively.