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| Born | 6 May 2006 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Shot put, Discus throw | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Shot put: 20.76m (Lima, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
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Jarno van Daalen (born 6 May 2006) is a Dutch shot putter and discus thrower. In 2024, he became world U20 champion in the shot put and won U20 world silver in the discus. [1]
He is the son of Jacqueline Goormachtigh and brother of European U23 champion Alida van Daalen. He won Dutch U18 titles in shot put and discus. [2] [3]
In May 2024, he threw a personal best 20.04 metres to win the Golden Spike event in Leiden. [4] On 1 June 2024, he increased his personal best to 20.40 metres for the shot put competing in Groningen. [5]
On 27 August 2024, he threw a personal best 20.76 metres to win the shot put at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru. [6] [7] Later at the championships he also won the silver medal in the discus throw. [8]
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World U20 Champions in men's shot put | |
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