Sofi Flink
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Full name | Ida Sofi Emilia Flink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Swedish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Hallstahammar, Sweden | 8 July 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 61.96 m (Moskow 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sofi Flink (born 8 July 1995) is a Swedish athlete who has the Swedish national record for javelin throwing, a record she got when she broke her previous record at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, with a throw of 61.96 in the qualifying round. At the 2013 World Championships in Moscow Flink came in 10th place in the final after throwing 59.52 in her first senior competition.[1] In 2013, Flink won the gold medal at the European Junior Championships after throwing only one centimetre longer than the second Christin Hussong.[2]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille Métropole, France | 2nd | 52.25 m |
2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 61.40 m |
2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 1st | 57.91 m |
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 10th | 59.52 m | |
2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 2nd | 56.70 m |
European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 12th | 56.68 m |
References
- ↑ "JVM-guld till Flink | Friidrott | Sportbladet | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet.se. 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- ↑ "2014 IAAF World Junior Championships - Swede seeks to defend IAAF World Junior javelin title". Oregon14.com. Retrieved 22 December 2014. horizontal tab character in
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External links
- Sofi Flink profile at IAAF
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