Patrik Bodén
Encyclopedia
Lars Patrik Bodén is a retired male Swedish javelin throw
er. He holds the Swedish national record at 89.10 meters, set in Austin, Texas
, on March 24, 1990. He also held the world record with this throw for a while, until Steve Backley
set a new record later the same year.
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
er. He holds the Swedish national record at 89.10 meters, set in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, on March 24, 1990. He also held the world record with this throw for a while, until Steve Backley
Steve Backley
Stephen James Backley OBE is a retired British athlete who was formerly the world record holder for javelin throwing...
set a new record later the same year.
Achievements
| Representing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | European Championships 1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. The final was held on 28 August 1990... |
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3rd | 82.66 m |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 8th | 78.58 m |
| 1992 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes... |
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 1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final The 13th IAAF Grand Prix Final was held at the Hakata-no-mori Stadium in Fukuoka, Japan on September 13, 1997.-Men:- Women :-External links:*... |
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 |