 Linda Stahl at the 2007 World Championships | |
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| Born | 2 October 1985 Steinheim, West Germany |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Javelin throw |
Linda Stahl (born 2 October 1985) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw.
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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.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 2007 | European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 1st | 62.17 m |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 8th | 61.03 m | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 8th | 55.62 m | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 6th | 63.23 m |
| 2010 | European Cup Winter Throwing | Arles, France | 3rd | 60.56 m |
| European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 66.81 m | |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 9th (q) | 60.21 m [1] |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 63.69 m |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 64.91 m | |
| 2013 | European Cup Winter Throwing | Castellón, Spain | 3rd | 61.97 m |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 4th | 64.78 m | |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 3rd | 63.91 m |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 10th | 59.88 m |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2nd | 65.25 m |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11th | 59.71 m |
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