Peter Zupanc

{{short description|Slovenian javelin thrower}}

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| pb = Javelin throw: 78.60 (2004)

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Peter Zupanc (born January 8, 1982, in Ljubljana) is a retired Slovenian javelin thrower.{{cite sports-reference|title = Peter Zupanc|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zu/peter-zupanc-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418113215/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zu/peter-zupanc-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 20 February 2015}} He represented Slovenia at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and also recorded his own personal best of 78.60 metres from the Slovenian Championships in his native Ljubljana.{{cite news|title=Ottey and Ceplak head Slovenian Olympic squad of 18|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/ottey-and-ceplak-head-slovenian-olympic-squad|publisher=IAAF|date=16 July 2004|accessdate=17 February 2015}} Throughout his sporting career, Zupanc trained for Kronos Athletics Association ({{langx|sl|Atletsko Društvo Kronos}}).{{cite news|title=Kozmus in Čeplakova najboljša|trans-title=Kozmus and Čeplakare the best|language=sl|url=http://www.24ur.com/sport/kozmus-in-ceplakova-najboljsa.html|publisher=24ur.com|date=7 November 2003|accessdate=20 February 2015}}

Zupanc qualified for the Slovenian squad in the men's javelin throw at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by registering a B-standard entry mark of 78.60 metres from the Slovenian Championships.{{cite news|title=V Atene Vsaj 71 Športnikov|trans-title=71 athletes are vying for Athens|language=sl|url=http://www.rtvslo.si/sport/preostali-sporti/olimpijske-igre-2004/v-atene-vsaj-71-sportnikov/103310|publisher=Radiotelevizija Slovenija|date=12 July 2004|accessdate=20 February 2015}} Zupanc released a javelin with a satisfying 77.34-metre throw on his third attempt in the qualifying round, nearly an inch shorter of his personal best. Placing twenty-second out of thirty-four athletes in the overall standings, Zupanc failed to advance further to the final.{{cite web|title=IAAF Athens 2004: Men's Javelin Throw Qualification|url=http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/olympic-games/28th-olympic-games-3201/results/men/javelin-throw/qualification/summary|work=Athens 2004|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=17 February 2015}}{{cite news|title=Zupanc blizu osebnega recorda|trans-title=Zupanc's personal record cut short|language=sl|url=http://www.rtvslo.si/sport/preostali-sporti/olimpijske-igre-2004/zupanc-blizu-osebnega-rekorda/103897|publisher=Radiotelevizija Slovenija|date=26 August 2004|accessdate=20 February 2015}}