Leif Arrhenius (born 15 July 1986 in Provo, Utah)Prague 2015 bios
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shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

and

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by t ...

. He represented his country at two World and three European Championships. In addition, he is the 2011 US Collegiate Indoor Champion. Born in

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, Arrhenius has dual Swedish and

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. He is the son of Anders Arrhenius, who was a professional shot put competitor in Sweden. His older brother,

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, is also a shot putter and discus thrower. Arrhenius represented Brigham Young University from 2005 and 2008-2011. He was a seven-time All-American while competing for

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

. He was 2011

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indoor champion in the shot put. Arrhenius now works for Centennial Middle School in Provo, Utah as the Boys' P.E. Coach.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

– 20.50 (Hässleholm 2013) *

Discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by t ...

– 64.46 (Växjö 2011) *

Hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consist ...

- 63.62 (Provo, Utah 2014) Indoor *

– 20.29 (Copenhagen 2013) *

Weight Throw Two sports have events that fall under the name of weight throw one being the track and field event and the other being the Scottish highland games events. The track and field event is most popular in the United States as an indoor equivalent t ...

-21.56 (Fayetteville, Arkansas 2010)

References

1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Provo, Utah Swedish male shot putters Swedish male discus throwers American male shot putters American male discus throwers World Athletics Championships athletes for Sweden American people of Swedish descent Swedish people of American descent {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub