Daniel Ståhl

Daniel Ståhl
Daniel Ståhl during the Finland-Sweden athletics international 2019 in Stockholm
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born (1992-08-27) 27 August 1992 (age 31)
Solna, Sweden
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight155 kg (342 lb)
Sport
CountrySweden
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus throw, shot put
ClubSpårvägens FK[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Discus throw
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha Discus throw
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest Discus throw
Silver medal – second place 2017 London Discus throw
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin Discus throw
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Discus throw

Daniel Ståhl (born 27 August 1992) is a Swedish athlete specialising in the discus throw.[2] Ståhl is the Olympic champion (2020 Tokyo) and two-time world champion (2019 Doha, 2023 Budapest), setting the new championships record in Budapest.

Career

He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing fifth.[3]

In 2016, he competed at the European Championships, where he finished fifth. Ståhl also competed at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro the same year, where he failed to qualify for the final.[4] Just a couple of weeks following his failure in Rio, Ståhl competed at the Swedish Championships in Sollentuna. Not only did he win the discus throw on a new personal best 68.72 metres, it was also the new world leading throw of 2016, surpassing Christoph Harting's 68.37 metres from the Rio Olympics final. By the end of the year, it remained the number one throw in 2016.[5] The day before, Ståhl had also won the shot put on a new personal best 19.38 metres.[6]

In June 2017, Ståhl managed a throw of 71.29 metres in Sollentuna, setting a new personal best and improving the Swedish record set in 1984 by Ricky Bruch by three centimetres. Ståhl's throw was farther than any discus throw in the world since 2013.[7]

At the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, Ståhl won the silver medal in the discus throw event, throwing 69.19 meters.[8] He was beaten by Lithuanian Andrius Gudžius by 2 centimeters.[9]

He won the silver medal at the 2018 European Championships where he was beaten again by Andrius Gudžius. Ståhl came back in the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar and was crowned World Champion with a winning throw of 67.59 ahead of competitor Federick Dacres.

He won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a throw of 68.90 metres, ahead of his fellow countryman Simon Pettersson.

Daniel Ståhl was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal on 5 December 2023.[10]

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
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 2nd Discus throw 69.19 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 2nd Discus throw 68.23 m
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 1st Discus throw 67.59 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 1st Discus throw 68.90 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 4th Discus throw 67.10 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 5th Discus throw 66.39 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Discus throw 71.46 m CR

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Personal life

Ståhl is of Finnish descent as his mother is Finnish.[11] His mother Taina Ståhl [sv] (née Laakso) is a former discus thrower.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ EAA profile
  2. ^ Daniel Ståhl at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-DT-M-q----.SL2.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ "The XXXI Olympic Games | World Athletics".
  5. ^ "Discus Throw - men - senior - outdoor - 2016".
  6. ^ "2016 Swedish Athletics Championships". Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Stahl breaks Swedish discus record with world-leading 71.29m | REPORT | World Athletics".
  8. ^ "Discus Throw Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Lithuania's Gudzius wins discus gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  10. ^ Kamil Bochenski (5 December 2023). "Daniel Ståhl får Bragdguldet 2023" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Suomea puhuva ruotsalaismörssäri sai muhkeat palkintorahat MM-mitalista – lisää vielä luvassa Timanttiliigassa". Iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  12. ^ Holopainen, Pekka (31 July 2021). "Daniel Ståhlin suomalainen äiti kertoo poikansa Suomi-rakkaudesta – tästä syystä se vain kasvoi tänä kesänä: "Suorastaan itki ilosta"". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 August 2021.

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