German javelin thrower
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
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External links
International National People