Matic Osovnikar

Medal record
Osovnikar at the 2007 World Championships
Men's Athletics
Competitor for  Slovenia
European Championships
Bronze	2006 Gothenburg	100 metres
Mediterranean Games
Gold	2005 Almería	100 metres
Gold	2005 Almería	200 metres

Matic Osovnikar (born January 19, 1980 in Kranj) is a Slovenian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.^[1]

Osovnikar competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics where he achieved third place in his 100 metres heat, thus making through to the second round but narrowly missed out on a placing in the semi-finals after achieving fourth place in his second round heat.

He was the bronze medalist in the 100 m at the 2006 European Athletics Championships, setting a new national record (10.14 s).

He finished 7th in the 100 m final at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka with a time of 10.23 s. By this achievement he is the only white man in World Championships final in the last 20 years.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Osovnikar competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 3rd in his heat after Samuel Francis and Marc Burns in a time of 10.46 seconds. He qualified for the second round in which he improved his time to 10.24 seconds. However, he was unable to qualify for the semi finals as he finished in 6th place of his heat. At the end of competition he was 22.^[1] He also took part in the 200 metres individual, finishing fourth with a time of 20.89 seconds in his first round heat. With 20.95 seconds in the second round he only placed eighth in his heat, which was not enough for the semi finals.^[1]

External links

• IAAF profile for Matic Osovnikar
• maticosonvikar.com

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Athlete biography: Matic Osovnikar, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 26, 2008

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Name	Osovnikar, Matic
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Date of birth	January 19, 1980
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