Daniel Ståhl

Daniel Ståhl

Daniel Ståhl during the Finland-Sweden athletics international 2019 in Stockholm
Personal information
Nationality	Swedish
Born	(1992-08-27) 27 August 1992 (age 32) Solna, Sweden
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	155 kg (342 lb)
Sport
Country	Sweden
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus throw, shot put
Club	Spårvägens FK[1]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Discus throw World Championships 2019 Doha Discus throw 2023 Budapest Discus throw 2017 London Discus throw European Championships 2018 Berlin Discus throw European Games 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
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	4th	Discus throw	66.84 m
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	7th	Discus throw	66.95 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

• Shot put – 19.38 m ( Sollentuna, 27 August 2016)
• Discus throw: 71.86 m ( Bottnaryd, 29 June 2019)

Indoor

• Shot put – 18.29 m ( Gothenburg, 2015)

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] Ståhl himself is a fluent Finnish speaker.[13][14]

See also

• Sweden at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics

References

1. EAA profile
2. Daniel Ståhl at World Athletics
3. "Discus Throw Men - Qualification" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2015.
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. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. 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.
13. Daniel Ståhl heitti hurjan kaaren ja hehkutti"omaa Suomen ennätystään"–"Tosi hauskaa", mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 14 June 2024
14. Huomasitko tv:ssä? Olympiavoittaja Daniel Ståhl lähetti mahtipontiset sekä ihanat terveiset Suomeen: ”Mä rakastan sua”, Ilta-Sanomat, 31 July 2021

External links

• Daniel Ståhl at World Athletics
• Daniel Ståhl at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)