Stipe Žunić, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Stipe Žunić

Croatian athlete

Date of Birth: 13-Dec-1990

Place of Birth: Zadar, Zadar County, Croatia

Profession: kickboxer, athletics competitor

Nationality: Croatia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Stipe Žunic (born 13 December 1990) is a Croatian athlete specialising in the shot put, having switched from the javelin throw in 2013.
He finished third at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, fourth at the 2014 European Athletics Championships and seventh at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships. Before switching to athletics in 2008, he competed in kick-boxing.
He is a former World Junior Champion in that discipline, winning 65 out of his 70 fights.
Žunic took up javelin throw, but suffered a major injury.
After elbow surgery in 2013, Žunic switched to shot put.He studied sociology at the University of Florida in Gainesville.