Linda Stahl

Linda Stahl

Linda Stahl at the 2007 World Championships
Personal information
Born	(1985-10-02) 2 October 1985 (age 31) Steinheim, Germany
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London Javelin European Championships 2010 Barcelona Javelin throw 2016 Amsterdam Javelin throw 2012 Helsinki Javelin throw 2014 Zürich Javelin throw

Linda Stahl (born 2 October 1985) is a retired German javelin thrower.

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.