Finnish hammer thrower
David Söderberg
Born (1979-08-11 ) August 11, 1979 (age 44) Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Weight 96 kg (212 lb) Country Finland Sport Athletics Event Hammer throw Updated on 14 August 2012
David Söderberg (born 11 August 1979 in Vörå ) is a male hammer thrower from Finland . His personal best throw is 78.83 metres, achieved in July 2003 in Lahti .
He won the bronze medal at the 2003 Summer Universiade and finished fourth at the 2005 Summer Universiade . He also competed at the European Championships in 2002 and 2006 as well as the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final.
Competition record
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Notes
Representing Finland
2001
European U23 Championships
Amsterdam, Netherlands
10th (q)
70.62 m [1]
2002
European Championships
Munich, Germany
23rd (q)
74.64 m
2003
Universiade
Daegu, South Korea
3rd
72.84 m
2004
Olympic Games
Athens, Greece
22nd (q)
74.14 m
2005
Universiade
Izmir, Turkey
4th
73.55 m
2006
European Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
18th (q)
72.49 m
2007
World Championships
Osaka, Japan
20th (q)
72.45 m
2009
World Championships
Berlin, Germany
18th (q)
73.69 m
2010
European Championships
Barcelona, Spain
13th (q)
73.87 m
2012
European Championships
Helsinki, Finland
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NM
Olympic Games
London, United Kingdom
26th (q)
71.76 m
2014
European Championships
Zürich, Switzerland
8th
76.55 m
2015
World Championships
Beijing, China
6th
76.92 m
2016
European Championships
Amsterdam, Netherlands
7th
74.22 m
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8th
74.61 m
2017
World Championships
London, United Kingdom
15th (q)
73.76 m
2018
European Championships
Berlin , Germany
28th (q)
69.18 m
References