| Tom Teršek | |
| Nationality: | Slovenian |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Javelin throw |
| Birth Date: | 6 September 2006 |
Tom Teršek (born 6 September 2006) is a Slovenian javelin thrower. He won the gold medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships.[1]
He is a member of NK Triglav Kranj in Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2] He attended Carniola High School.[3]
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]