Pezer wins bronze in Leiria, Portugal, at the final competition of the winter season

(Patria) - Zenica shot putter Mesud Pezer concluded the winter athletics season with his performance at the European Throwing Cup in Leiria, Portugal, today, where he won third place and a bronze medal with a throw of 20.58 meters.

This was Pezer's first outdoor appearance this winter, where Italy's Zane Weir won first place and the gold medal with a throw of 21.55 meters from the second series. Weir achieved this distance in the last, sixth series, i.e., with his final throw in the competition.

Second place and the silver medal were won by Great Britain's Scott Lincoln with a distance of 20.98 meters, and fourth was Romania's Andrei Rares Toader with 20.43 meters.

Pezer had a very consistent performance in terms of series today. He threw 20.22 in the first series, 20.44 in the second, 20.58 in the third, 20.42 in the fourth, 20.56 in the fifth, and 20.55 meters in the sixth.

Pezer's bronze also placed BiH among the medal winners at this competition, where U23 and senior female and male athletes competed in javelin, shot put, discus, and hammer throw over the past two days, and where, so far, athletes from a total of 21 countries have won medals.

Italy's Leonardo Fabri, who won a bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland (21.96 meters) 10 days ago, and who was also announced to compete in Leiria, did not participate in this competition.
Today's winner Weir was fourth in Glasgow with a distance of 21.85 meters, while the second-placed Lincoln was tenth at the World Championships with a distance of 20.36 meters. Pezer was ninth in Glasgow with 20.41 meters.

Last month, Pezer won the Balkan champion title at the Balkan Indoor Championships in Istanbul, and he improved his personal and BiH indoor record, which was 21.15 meters before this season, to 21.42 meters after six years. His personal and BiH outdoor record is 21.48 meters.