 Mardal in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 April 1997 Gloppen, Norway |
| 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.
| Mardal in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 April 1997 Gloppen, Norway |
| 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.
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 competed in the hammer throw at the 2024 Paris Olympics, placing eleventh overall. [10] [11]
He is the son of the former long jumper Ole Morten Mardal.
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