Dorian Çollaku

Dorian Çollaku
Personal information
Nationality  Albania
Born (1977-06-02) 2 June 1977
Tirana, Albania
Residence Espoo, Finland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Hammer throw
Club Espoon Tapiot (FIN)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Hammer throw: 76.96 m (2008)

Dorian Çollaku (born June 2, 1977) is an Albanian hammer thrower.

Çollaku was born in Tirana. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics]. He was placed thirty-first in the qualifying rounds of the competition, with a throw of 70.06 metres. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he successfully threw the hammer into the field on his third and final attempt, at 70.98 metres. Collaku, however, failed to advance into the hammer throw final, as he placed twenty-eighth overall in the qualifying rounds.[1]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Albania
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 17th (q) Hammer 59.72 m
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 16th (q) Hammer 63.06 m
1999 European U23 Championships Göteborg, Sweden 10th Hammer 68.58 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 30th (q) Hammer throw 67.47
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 31st (q) Hammer throw 70.06
2005 European Cup Winter Throwing Mersin, Turkey 1st (c) Hammer throw 72.17
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 28th (q) Hammer throw 58.83
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 27th (q) Hammer throw 66.63
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 28th (q) Hammer throw 70.98
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 30th (q) Hammer throw 59.92

References

  1. "Dorian Çollaku". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

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