Niklas Arrhenius

Niklas Arrhenius (born September 10, 1982) is an American-Swedish track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw and shot put. He represented Sweden in the discus at 2008 Summer Olympics, was a four-time competitor at the World Athletics Championships (2007, 2011, 2013, 2017), and competed at five consecutive editions of the European Athletics Championships from 2006 to 2016. At the Swedish Athletics Championships he won seven national titles in discus, and was an eight-time champion in the shot put (combined indoors and outdoors).

Arrhenius in 2015

Arrhenius is the son of Anders Arrhenius, who competed internationally in the shot put for Sweden. Niklas' younger brother, Leif Arrhenius is also a thrower. Arrhenius was born in Provo, Utah but has dual citizenship. While competing for Mountain View High School in Orem, Utah, Niklas was the national high school record holder for the discus for eight years, with a throw of 234 feet and 3 inches (breaking the previous record by nearly nine feet). He attended Brigham Young University where he was on the track and field team.

Arrhenius is a Latter-day Saint. He served as an LDS missionary in the Sweden Stockholm Mission.[1][2]

Having competed for Sweden internationally for most of his career, he transferred his eligibility to the United States in 2020.[3]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Sweden
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 2nd Discus throw 59.19 m
2001 European Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 4th Discus throw 53.14 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 21st (q) Discus throw 56.62 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 26th (q) Discus throw 58.76 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 32nd (q) Discus throw 58.22 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 16th (q) Shot put 18.93 m
21st (q) Discus throw 60.25 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 14th (q) Shot put 19.21 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 28th (q) Discus throw 60.57 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 22nd (q) Discus throw 59.02 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 8th Shot put 19.17 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 24th (q) Discus throw 59.13 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland – Discus throw NM
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 19th (q) Discus throw 61.63 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 24th (q) Discus throw 58.91 m

National titles

Personal bests
  • Discus throw: 66.22 m (2011)
  • Shot put: 19.75 m (2010)
  • Shot put indoor: 19.91 m (2004)

See also

References
  1. Mormon Times, August 25th, 2008
  2. Mormon Times, June 2nd, 2008
  3. Transfers of allegiance - Decisions of the World Athletics Nationality Review Panel in 2020 (as of 8 May 2020). World Athletics (2020-05-08). Retrieved 2020-05-30.


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