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 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 1986World Junior ChampionshipsAthens, Greece8th69.62 m1990 European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia 3rd82.66 m1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan8th78.58 m1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain16th77.70 m1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany8th78.00 m1994 European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland4th81.34 m1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden15th77.62 m1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece12th80.66 mIAAF Grand Prix FinalFukuoka, Japan 3rd86.52 m1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary12th79.73 m 1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain24th75.66 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia23rd78.06 m
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