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Reijo Ståhlberg

Reijo Ståhlberg

FINFINMen
Birth dateSep 21, 1952
BirthplaceEkenäs, Finland
Height1.94 m
Weight125 kg

Reijo Einar Ståhlberg (born 21 September 1952 in Ekenäs, Finland) is a 194 cm former Finnish shot putter whose competitive weight was 128 kg.

He holds the Finnish shot put record of 21.69 meters and represented Finland in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics, placing 11th and 4th respectively.

In the European Championships of 1974, he came in 11th, in 1978 4th, and in 1982 9th. He also won nine Finnish national championships and 3 European Indoor Championships in 1978, 1979 and 1981. The fourth Finn to put the shot 20 meters or more, Ståhlberg has been president of the Finnish 20 meter club since its inception in 1983.

PB

Personal bests

21.69

Performance Charts

Season bests

SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateTrendCompetitions
1982
SP
20.70-Aug 28, 1982
↓
Helsinki (FIN)
1981
SP
20.29-Jun 7, 1981
↓
Huittinen (FIN)
1980
SP
21.23-May 25, 1980
↓
Salo (FIN)
1979
SP
21.69-May 5, 1979
↓
Fresno, CA (USA)
1978
SP
21.17-Aug 22, 1978
↓
Orivesi (FIN)
1977
SP
21.22-Jun 30, 1977
↓
Helsinki (FIN)
1976
SP
20.57-Sep 4, 1976
↓
Helsinki (FIN)
1974
SP
21.26-Jun 26, 1974
↓
Helsinki (FIN)
1973
SP
20.42-Sep 1, 1973
↓
Stockholm (SWE)
1972
SP
19.35-Jul 22, 1972
↓
Keuruu (FIN)

1982

6 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
SP
19.49-Sep 9Athina European Championships
SP
19.54-Sep 8Athina European Championships
SP
19.54-Sep 6Athina European Championships
SP
19.49-Sep 6Athina European Championships
SP
20.70-Aug 28Helsinki
SP
19.83-Jul 3Arles

1981

4 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
SP
19.80-Sep 2Budapest
SP
20.29-Jun 7Huittinen
SP
19.88-Feb 22European Indoor Championships, Palais des Sports, Grenoble (i)
SP
19.88-Feb 21European Indoor Championships, Palais des Sports, Grenoble (i)

1980

4 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
SP
20.82-Jul 30The XXII Olympic Games, Lenin Stadium, Moskva
SP
20.53-Jul 28The XXII Olympic Games, Lenin Stadium, Moskva
SP
21.02-Jun 1Karjaa
SP
21.23-May 25Salo

1979

21 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
SP
20.05-Aug 26Montréal IAAF World Cup, Olympic Stadium, Montréal
SP
20.86-Aug 18Mikkeli
SP
20.68-Aug 7Göteborg
SP
20.66-Jul 25Paavo Nurmi Games, Turku
SP
19.85-Jul 21European Cup Final B, Karlovac
SP
20.16-Jul 15Kyröskoski
SP
20.10-Jul 10Helsinki FIN-FRA, Helsinki
SP
20.25-Jul 5Kokemäki
SP
20.68-Jun 30European Cup Semi Final, Genève
SP
20.79-Jun 20Keuruu
SP
21.08-Jun 20Kuopio
SP
20.84-Jun 19Helsinki
SP
21.31-Jun 12Otaniemi
SP
21.11-Jun 10Lohja
SP
20.81-Jun 3Karjaa
SP
21.27-May 12Modesto, CA
SP
21.21-May 6Westwood, CA
SP
21.69-May 5Fresno, CA
SP
20.86-Apr 28Los Gatos, CA
SP
20.47-Feb 24European Indoor Championships, Ferry-Dusika-Halle, Wien (i)
SP
20.54-Feb 11Otaniemi (i)

1978

15 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
SP
20.21-Sep 13Lüdenscheid
SP
20.49-Sep 10London
SP
20.41-Sep 6Helsinki
SP
20.34-Sep 5Turku
SP
20.17-Sep 1Praha European Championships, Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha
SP
20.25-Aug 31Praha European Championships, Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha
SP
20.25-Aug 29Praha European Championships, Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha
SP
20.17-Aug 29Praha European Championships, Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha
SP
21.17-Aug 22Orivesi
SP
20.82-Aug 17Uusikaupunki
SP
20.86-Aug 12Helsinki FIN-SWE, Helsinki
SP
20.24-Aug 1Kalajoki
SP
20.59-Jul 27Paavo Nurmi Games, Turku
SP
20.15-Jul 16Hanko
SP
20.96-Jul 10Kouvola FIN-ITA, Kouvola
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Honours

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European Indoor Championships

Shot Put

1981
4

The XXII Olympic Games

Shot Put

1980
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European Indoor Championships

Shot Put

1979
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Montréal IAAF World Cup

Shot Put

1979
🥇

European Indoor Championships

Shot Put

1978
4

Praha European Championships

Shot Put

1978
4

Praha European Championships

Shot Put

1978
4

European Indoor Championships

Shot Put

1977
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Düsseldorf IAAF World Cup

Shot Put

1977