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Emma Ljungberg

Emma Ljungberg (born 23 January 1994) is a Swedish discus thrower from Nyköping.[2] She was the 2019 Swedish Throws Championships winner in the discus, and she has represented Sweden at several international competitions.

Emma Ljungberg
Personal information
Nationality Sweden
Born23 January 1994 (30 years, 340 days old)[1]
Home townNyköping
Education
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw
College team
ClubSpårvägens FK
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bestDiscus throw:
59.48m (2023)
Updated on 15 January 2024

Career

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Ljungberg started competing as early as 2008, and finished 13th at the 2009 Swedish U16 discus championships.[3] The following year, her best showing came in the shot put to finish 5th at the Swedish U17 championships, though it was her 44.74 m discus mark in 2011 that qualified her for the World U18 Championships.[4] At the championships, she finished 26th in qualification and did not advance to the finals.[5]

Ljungberg qualified for the 2012 World U20 Championships with a 49.97 m personal best at the Bottnarydskastet, and there she improved to 23rd in qualification but again did not make the finals.[6] She did make the finals of the 2019 European U20 Championships, where she finished 9th overall.[7][8]

From 2015 to 2018, Ljungberg competed for the Arizona Wildcats track and field team in the NCAA.[2][9] She qualified for the 2015 European U23 Championships, where she did not advance to the finals.[10]

Ljungberg finished 23rd at the 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships West preliminary round, and then went on to win her first national title at the Swedish U23 Championships.[11][12] In 2018, she finished 6th in her first time competing at the Finnkampen.[13]

In 2019, Ljungberg won the Riksmästerskapen i Vinterkast (Swedish throwing championships) with a 52.78 m throw.[14] After runner-up finishes at the 2020 Swedish Athletics Championships and 2021 championships, she placed 19th at the 2022 European Throwing Cup.[15] She finished 6th at the 2023 BAUHAUS-galan Diamond League meeting.

Personal life

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Ljungberg is from Nyköping where she attended Nyköpings Gymnasium Tessin high school. She was originally part of the Nyköpings BIS athletics club under coach Håkan Fridhäller, but she transferred to Spårvägens FK in 2018.[16][17]

Statistics

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Personal best progression

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Discus Throw progression
# Mark Pl. Competition Venue Date Ref
1 34.75 m   Nyköping Nyköping, Sweden 15 Sep 2009 [18]
2 42.77 m   Trosa Trosa, Sweden 8 Aug 2010 [19]
3 44.74 m 4th Nyköping, Sweden 27 May 2011 [20]
4 49.82 m   Trosa Trosa, Sweden 9 Jun 2012 [21]
5 49.97 m   Bottnarydskastet Bottnaryd, Sweden 15 Jun 2012 [22]
6 50.32 m   Nordic Ch Espoo, Finland 16 Aug 2013 [23]
7 50.88 m   Puma Outdoor, Paradise Valley CC Phoenix, AZ 27 Mar 2015 [24]
8 51.48 m 6th Mesa Classic, Mesa CC Mesa, AZ 9 Apr 2015 [25]
9 51.82 m   Mesa T-Bird Invitational Mesa, AZ 24 Apr 2015 [26]
10 53.37 m   Holualoa Tucson Marathon & Damascus Bakeries Half-Marathon Tucson, AZ 9 Dec 2016 [27]
11 53.60 m   Kasttävling fredag Växjö, Sweden 9 May 2019 [28]
12 55.15 m   Halmstad, Sweden 15 Jun 2019 [29]
13 56.10 m   Victor Svanesohn Memorial Helsingborg, Sweden 20 Jun 2020 [30]
14 56.40 m   Västerortsmästerskapen Hässelby, Sweden 3 Jul 2020 [31]
15 58.83 m   Simons Kast Örbyhus, Sweden 3 Jun 2023 [32]
16 59.48 m   Kringelspelen med Kringelkastet Södertälje, Sweden 5 Jun 2023 [33]

References

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  1. ^ Emma Ljungberg at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. ^ a b "Emma Ljungberg - Track and Field". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12789212". Tilastopaja.
  4. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12960095". Tilastopaja.
  5. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12812827". Tilastopaja.
  6. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12824526". Tilastopaja.
  7. ^ "Två vidare till final i junior-EM i Italien". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 19 July 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12843718". Tilastopaja.
  9. ^ Emma Ljungberg profile at TFRRS
  10. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12862438". Tilastopaja.
  11. ^ ":: friidrott.se :: - Årsbästa". arkiv.friidrott.se. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Emma Ljungberg fick sitt guld". sn.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Emma Ljungberg debuterar i Finnkampen". sn.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12962984". Tilastopaja.
  15. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13002197". Tilastopaja.
  16. ^ Yumpu.com. "Swedish Team at the 2011 World Youth Championships". yumpu.com. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  17. ^ ":: friidrott.se :: - Årsskiftet 17/18". 10 October 2018. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12941366". Tilastopaja.
  19. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12942099". Tilastopaja.
  20. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12963253". Tilastopaja.
  21. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12950298". Tilastopaja.
  22. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12823851". Tilastopaja.
  23. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12844248". Tilastopaja.
  24. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12858892". Tilastopaja.
  25. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12859189". Tilastopaja.
  26. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12859566". Tilastopaja.
  27. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12880179". Tilastopaja.
  28. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12961458". Tilastopaja.
  29. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12931990". Tilastopaja.
  30. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12964052". Tilastopaja.
  31. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12965928". Tilastopaja.
  32. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13041989". Tilastopaja.
  33. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13042209". Tilastopaja.
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