Daniel Jasinski | |
Birth Date: | 5 August 1989 |
Birth Place: | Bochum, West Germany |
Height: | 2.07 m[1] |
Weight: | 125 kg |
Sport: | Track and field |
Event: | Discus throw |
Education: | Ruhr University Bochum[2] |
Club: | TV Wattenscheid 01 |
Coach: | Mirosław Jasiński |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Updated: | 18 August 2019 |
Daniel Jasinski (born 5 August 1989 in Bochum[3]) is a male discus thrower from Germany. He won the Olympic bronze medal in 2016.[4] It was an unexpected first medal in a major championship.[5]
He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing[6] without qualifying for the final. In addition, he finished seventh at the 2014 European Championships in Zürich.
His father and coach Mirosław Jasiński, a former discus thrower himself, comes from Bydgoszcz, Poland.[7] His father had previously coached Michael Möllenbeck and Oliver-Sven Buder to world championship medals.[5]
His personal best in the event is 67.16 metres set in Wiesbaden in 2016.
Representing | ||||||
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2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 24th (q) | Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 50.36 m | |
2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 6th | Discus throw | 57.71 m | |
2013 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 9th | Discus throw | 57.96 m | |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 7th | Discus throw | 62.04 m | |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 15th (q) | Discus throw | 61.70 m | |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 8th | Discus throw | 63.35 m | |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | Discus throw | 67.05 m | ||
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 19th (q) | Discus throw | 60.10 m | |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 10th | Discus throw | 62.44 m | |
2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 17th (q) | Discus throw | 63.36 m |