Linda Stahl

Linda Stahl

File:Osaka07 D5M Linda Stahl.jpg Linda Stahl at the 2007 World Championships
Personal information
Born	(1985-10-02) October 2, 1985 Steinheim, Germany
Height
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 2012 Helsinki Javelin throw 2014 Zürich Javelin throw

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

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 3rd at the World Championships in Moscow with a result of 65.09 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 represents the sports club TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, having changed club in 2003 from LG Lippe-Süd, and trains 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
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

External links

• Linda Stahl profile at IAAF