Linda Stahl (born 2 October 1985) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw.
Career
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 4th at the World Championships in Moscow with a result of 64.78 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 represented the sports club TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, having changed club in 2003 from LG Lippe-Süd, and trained with Steffi Nerius under coach Helge Zöllkau.
Achievements 2007European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 1st62.17 mWorld ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan8th61.03 mWorld Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany8th55.62 m2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany6th63.23 m2010European Cup Winter Throwing Arles, France 3rd60.56 mEuropean ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain 1st66.81 m2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea9th (q)60.21 mDid not start in the final2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland 3rd63.69 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom 3rd64.91 m2013European Cup Winter Throwing Castellón, Spain 3rd61.97 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia4th64.78 m2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland 3rd63.91 m2015World Championships Beijing, China10th59.88 m2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands2nd65.25 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil11th59.71 m
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