Linda Stahl

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Linda Stahl
Linda Stahl at the 2007 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1985-10-02) 2 October 1985 (age 38)
Steinheim, West Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportTrack and field
EventJavelin throw
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Javelin
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Barcelona Javelin throw
Silver medal – second place 2016 Amsterdam Javelin throw
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Helsinki Javelin throw
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Zürich Javelin throw

Linda Stahl (born 2 October 1985) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw.

Career

She won gold at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, Spain, throwing a then personal best throw of 66.81 metres.

Stahl finished 3rd at the Europeans in 2012 with a result of 63.69 m. She also took the bronze medal at the Olympics in London with a season's best throw of 64.91 m.

In 2013, she was 4th at the World Championships in Moscow with a result of 64.78 m.

In 2014, she took the bronze at the Europeans in Zürich after leading the competition till the 5th round, and also improved her personal best to 67.32 m.

She grew up in Blomberg, and studies Medicine at the University of Cologne. She represented the sports club TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, having changed club in 2003 from LG Lippe-Süd, and trained with Steffi Nerius under coach Helge Zöllkau.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 1st 62.17 m
World Championships
Osaka, Japan
8th 61.03 m
World Athletics Final
Stuttgart, Germany
8th 55.62 m
2009 World Championships
Berlin, Germany
6th 63.23 m
2010 European Cup Winter Throwing
Arles, France
3rd 60.56 m
European Championships
Barcelona, Spain
1st 66.81 m
2011 World Championships
Daegu, South Korea
9th (q) 60.21 m[1]
2012 European Championships
Helsinki, Finland
3rd 63.69 m
Olympic Games
London, United Kingdom
3rd 64.91 m
2013 European Cup Winter Throwing Castellón, Spain 3rd 61.97 m
World Championships
Moscow, Russia
4th 64.78 m
2014 European Championships
Zürich, Switzerland
3rd 63.91 m
2015 World Championships
Beijing, China
10th 59.88 m
2016 European Championships
Amsterdam, Netherlands
2nd 65.25 m
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
11th 59.71 m

References

  1. ^ Did not start in the final

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