Sören Tallhem (born 16 February 1964) is a Swedish

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. He competed in the men's

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at the

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and the

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. Competing for the

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team, Tallhem won the 1985 shot put at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships with a throw of 21.25 metres. In Sweden, Tallhem represented

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, Södertörns FF, and

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1964 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swedish male shot putters Olympic athletes for Sweden Place of birth missing (living people) Spårvägens FK athletes UoIF Matteuspojkarna athletes NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners BYU Cougars men's track and field athletes 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub