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"How to Become an Olympic Champion" is a video series by coach Vésteinn Hafsteinsson on example of Discus Throw legend Gerd Kanter. The first video series puts focus on Olympic Lifting for Throwers. Click here for more info.
Global Throwing athletes
Our training center is located in Växjö, Sweden. Currently Vésteinn Hafsteinsson has 7 discus throwers and 3 shot putters in the Global Throwing training group. Check out our instagram page for video updates from the group.
| DISCUS THROW | |||
| 1. Daniel Ståhl |  |
PB 71.86m | World Champion 2019 |
| 2. Simon Pettersson | |
PB 66.93m | World Championships finalist '19, '17. |
| 3. Sven Martin Skagestad |  |
PB 65.20m | |
| 4. Jakob Gardenkrans | |
PB 63.63m | |
| 5. Niklas Arrhenius | |
PB 66.22m | |
| 6. Nick Percy |  |
PB 63.38m | |
| 7. Daniella Persson | |
PB 49.58m | |
| SHOT PUT | |||
| 1. Fanny Roos | |
PB 19.06m | European U23 Champion |
| 2. Marcus Thomsen | |
PB 21.01m | European U20 Champion |
| 3. Kristo Galeta |  |
PB 20.76m | |
We also keep a list of our former training group athletes (check it here).
GT EDUCATION
World class lectures in throwing events! More info here.
Global Throwing statistics
Since 2004, our athletes have won 24 medals from major championships
3 from Olympic Games
9 from World Championships
5 from European Championships
2 from African Championships
5 from World University Games
National records owned by GT
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Gerd Kanter - discus record 73.38m |
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Daniel Ståhl - discus record 71.89m |
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Joachim B. Olsen - shot put record 21.63m |
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Mesud Pezer - shot put record 21.48m |
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Omar El Ghazaly - discus record 66.58m |
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Fanny Roos - shot put record 19.06m |
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Helga M. Þorsteinsdóttir - heptathlon record 5878 points |
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Vésteinn Hafsteinsson - discus record 67.64m |