Daniel Ståhl

Daniel Ståhl

Personal information
Born	(1992-08-27) 27 August 1992
Sport
Country	Sweden
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Discus throw, shot put
Club	Spårvägens FK[1]
Updated on 29 August 2015.

Daniel Ståhl (born 27 August 1992) is a Swedish athlete specialising in the discus throw.^[2] He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing fifth. In 2016 he competed at the European Championships, where he finished fifth. Daniel also competed at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro the same year, where he failed to qualify for the final. Just a couple of weeks following his failure in Rio, Daniel competed at the Swedish Championships in Sollentuna. Not only did he win the discus throw on a new personal pest 68.72 metres, it was also the new world leading throw of 2016, surpassing Chrisoph Harting's 68.37 metres from the Rio Olympics final. The day before, Daniel had also won the shot put on a new personal best 19.38 metres.^[3]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Sweden
2009	World Youth Championships	Brixen, Italy	16th (q)	Shot put (5 kg)	18.17 m
			16th (q)	Discus throw (1.5 kg)	53.94 m
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	27th (q)	Shot put (6 kg)	16.36 m
2011	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	20th (q)	Shot put (6 kg)	17.55 m
			–	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	NM
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	4th	Discus throw	61.29 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	24th (q)	Discus throw	59.01 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	5th	Discus throw	64.73 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	5th	Discus throw	64.77 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	14th (q)	Discus throw	62.26 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

• Shot put – 19.38 (Sollentuna SWE 27.08.2016)
• Discus throw – 68.72 (Sollentuna SWE 28.08.2016)

Indoor

• Shot put – 18.29 (Gothenburg 2015)

See also

• Sweden at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics

References