He is married to a Serbian triple jumper, Marija Šestak, who switched her nationality to Slovenian after marriage.
Joe Sestak | Marija Škaričić | Marija Gimbutas | Marija Šerifović | Marija Karan | Marija Vujović | Marija Šestak | Marija Jurić Zagorka | Lucijan Marija Škerjanc |
The 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships followed shortly and she came close to the podium in the triple jump competition but while her jump of 14.58 m was enough to set an indoor Asian record, it was not enough to push Marija Šestak out of the bronze medal position.