Patrik Bodén
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Lars Patrik Bodén |
Nationality | Swedish |
Born | Torsby, Sweden | 30 June 1967
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Sweden |
Sport | Men's Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
Achievements and titles | |
Regional finals |
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Personal bests | NR 89.10 m (1990) |
Medal record |
Lars Patrik Bodén (born 30 June 1967) is a retired Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He holds the Swedish national record at 89.10 m, which he set on 24 March 1990. He briefly held the world record with this throw until Steve Backley set a new record later the same year.
Seasonal bests by year
[edit]- 1986 - 74.66
- 1990 - 89.10 (Collegiate throw)
- 1991 - 79.64
- 1993 - 88.26
- 1994 - 83.54
- 1995 - 80.12
- 1997 - 86.52
- 1998 - 85.15
- 1999 - 84.52
- 2000 - 85.16
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 8th | 69.62 m |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 3rd | 82.66 m |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 8th | 78.58 m |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 16th | 77.70 m |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 8th | 78.00 m |
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 4th | 81.34 m |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 15th | 77.62 m |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 12th | 80.66 m |
IAAF Grand Prix Final | Fukuoka, Japan | 3rd | 86.52 m | |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 12th | 79.73 m |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 24th | 75.66 m |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 23rd | 78.06 m |
References
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Categories:
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Swedish male javelin throwers
- Olympic male javelin throwers
- Olympic athletes for Sweden
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Japan Championships in Athletics winners
- Texas Longhorns men's track and field athletes
- United States collegiate record holders in athletics (track and field)
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen
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