Thomas Mardal

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Thomas Mardel
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Personal information
Born (1997-04-16) 16 April 1997 (age 27)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Hammer: 77.97m (Oslo, 2023)

Thomas Mardal (born 16 April 1997) is a Norwegian hammer thrower.

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Career

Whilst attending the University of Florida he became NCAA champion in the weight throw. [1] He broke the Norwegian national record in the weight throw in February 2021, achieving a distance of 24.16 metres. [2] He also became 2021 NCAA champion in the hammer throw. [3] That year, he improved his personal best in the hammer throw to improved his lifetime best in the hammer to 76.18m whilst competing in Kingston, Jamaica. [4]

He competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon in the men's hammer throw. [5]

He competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in the hammer throw. [6] [7]

He competed in the 2024 European Championships in Rome in the hammer throw. [8] [9] He was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics. [10]

Personal life

He is the son of the former long jumper Ole Morten Mardal.

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