SWEDISH TEAM SWEDISH TEAM

SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. European Indoor Championships, Paris 2011
NIKLAS Bo ARRHENIUS
Pronounciation NICK-luss Ah-REHN-yuhss
Born 10 September 1982 (Provo, UT, USA)
Residence Provo, UT
Occupation Student
Height/Weight 192 cm / 125 kg
Club Spårvägens FK
US university Brigham Young University ('04-'07)
Coach Vesteinn Hafsteinsson
Events Shot Put
Personal bests 19.75 Göteborg 10.8.2010
19.91i Air Force Academy, CO 28.2.2004
2011 best 19.03i Göteborg 26.2.2011
Progression DT SP HT
1999 51.03 14.55 41.39
2000 59.19
2001 59.13 17.01 45.50
2002 on mission
2003 59.82 17.60 53.63
2004 63.62 18.88/19.91i 52.74
2005 60.33 17.18/18.58i
2006 63.47 18.07 52.92
2007 65.77 17.35/19.22i
2008 63.74 17.98
2009 65.42 17.87/17.90i
2010 63.87 19.75
2011 19.03i
Major competitions 2000 World Junior Ch 2 (DT)
2001 European Junior Ch 4 (DT)
2006 European Ch qual (DT)
2007 World Ch qual (DT)
2008 Olympic G qual (DT)
2010 European Ch qual (SP)
European Ch qual (DT
Internat. matches Outdoors: 6
National titles Outdoors (SP): '09, '10
(DT): '04, '06, '07, '10
Indoors (SP): '10, '11
PB other events DT 65.77 Salinas, CA 17.5.2007
HT 53.63 Orem, UT 4.10.2003
WT (36 lb)i 18.73 Provo, UT 16.1.2004
Athletics in family Father Anders (b '47) SP: 19.92 '78, DT: 52.71 '73
Brother Daniel (b '78): SP/DT: 17.99/56.32 '03
Sister Annika (b '80): DT: 39.40 '00
Brother Leif (b '86): SP/SPi/DT/HT: 18.86/18.98i '10/63.12 ‘08/62.77 '10
Wife Tiffany (Rasmussen, b' 84): JT: 48.88 '06
Note: Permanent resident of Utah since birth, but has retained the Swedish citizenship of his father, who was on Swedish
national team as a shot putter in 1970's.
On 14 April '01 at the Arcadia Invitational improved the US High School record with the 1.61 kg implement by almost
three meters throwing 71.40. (The record was surpassed in '09 by 68 cm.)
Concluded his collegiate career in June '07 by becoming the NCAA champion.
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