Darko Pešić (born 30 November 1992) is a Montenegrin athlete competing in the

combined events Combined track and field events are competitions in which athletes participate in a number of track and field events, earning points for their performance in each event, which adds to a total points score. Outdoors, the most common combined events ...

. He finished sixth in the

heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek ἑπτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hep ...

at the 2017 European Indoor Championships. He holds multiple

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in various events.

Career

Pešić finished 14th in the octathlon at the 2009 World Youth Championships. He then finished 13th in the

decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄ ...

at the 2011 European Junior Championships. He moved to

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, Serbia, in 2011 to improve his training conditions. Pešić finished 14th in the

at the 2013 European U23 Championships and set the national record. He then won the decathlon silver medal at the

2013 Jeux de la Francophonie The 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as ''VIIèmes Jeux de la Francophonie'' ( French for ''7th Francophone Games''), were held in Nice, France, from September 6–15. This was the second edition of the games to be hosted in France and the ...

behind France's Bastien Auzeil and broke his own national record. He won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 2014 Balkan Championships. Pešić competed at the

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and finished seventh in the pole vault and eighth in the long jump. He won a gold medal in the decathlon at the 2016 Balkan Championships and set a new national long jump record. Pešić finished sixth in the heptathlon at the 2017 European Indoor Championships and set the national record with 5984 points. He then missed ten months of training due to a stress fracture in his tibia. He competed at the

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in the decathlon but withdrew mid-way through due to an injury. Pešić competed at the

2019 Games of the Small States of Europe The 2019 Games of the Small States of Europe, also known as the XVIII Games of the Small States of Europe, took place in Budva, Montenegro, from 27 May to 1 June 2019. Development and preparation After the Games, ''The Malta Independent'' rep ...

and won bronze medals in the 110 metre hurdles and pole vault. Additionally, he placed sixth in the high jump and fourth in the long jump. He missed the rest of the 2019 season due to the hamstring injury. He placed eighth in the

at the 2021 European Indoor Championships. At the

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, he finished fourth in the 110 metre hurdles, fifth in the long jump, and sixth in the discus throw. Pešić finished 38th in the heats of the

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at the 2024 World Indoor Championships. At the 2024 European Championships, he competed in the

and competed barefoot in the discus throw due to fears of slipping. He ultimately finished 21st in the event. Pešić represented Montenegro at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at ...

after receiving a universality spot. Two days before the preliminary round, he broke his foot in training. He still chose to compete and finished with a time of 11.85 seconds and did not advance.

International competitions

Personal bests

Outdoor *

– 11.25 (+1.3 m/s, Götzis 2017) *

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...

– 50.30 (Bar 2023) *

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ...

– 4:24.73 (Götzis 2017) *

110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a rac ...

– 14.35 (+0.3 m/s, Bar 2023) NR *

High jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

– 2.01 (Novi Sad 2012) *

Pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a #bar, bar. Pole jumping was already practiced by the ...

– 4.60 (Novi Sad 2014) NR *

Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

– 7.33 (+0.4 m/s, Pitesti 2016) NR *

Shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

– 15.47 (Götzis 2017) *

Discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

– 48.88 (Sremska Mitrovica 2015) *

Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ...

– 62.57 (Split 2013) *

Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄ ...

– 7862 (Bar 2023) NR Indoor *

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At indoor events, the 60 metres is run on lanes set out in the mi ...

– 7.12 (Tallin 2023) *

1000 metres The 1000 metres, 1 kilometer run, or 1K run is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. It consists of two and a half laps around an outdoor 400 m track, or five laps around an indoor 200 m track. The 1000 ...

– 2:38.23 (Belgrade 2017) *

– 7.95 (Belgrade 2021) NR *

– 2.08 (Belgrade 2021) NR *

– 4.72 (Belgrade 2017) NR *

– 7.24 (Belgrade 2021) NR *

– 16.69 (Belgrade 2021) *

Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek ἑπτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hep ...

– 6036 (Belgrade 2021) NR

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pesic, Darko 1992 births Living people Montenegrin decathletes Sportspeople from Cetinje Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Montenegro Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Montenegro