Linda Stahl

Linda Stahl

Linda Stahl at the 2007 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1985-10-02) 2 October 1985
Steinheim, Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country  Germany
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Javelin
Medal record
Olympic Games
2012 London Javelin
European Championships
2010 Barcelona Javelin throw
2016 Amsterdam Javelin throw
2012 Helsinki Javelin throw
2014 Zürich Javelin throw

Linda Stahl (born 2 October 1985) is a retired German javelin thrower.

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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