Reijo Ståhlberg
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Reijo Einar Ståhlberg (born 21 September 1952 in Ekenäs, Finland) is a 194 cm former Finnish shot putter whose competitive weight was 128 kg. He holds the Finnish shot put record of 21.69 meters and represented Finland in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics, placing 11th and 4th respectively. In the European Championships of 1974, he came in 11th, in 1978 4th, and in 1982 9th. He also won nine Finnish national championships and 3 European Indoor Championships in 1978, 1979 and 1981. The fourth Finn to put the shot 20 meters or more, Ståhlberg has been president of the Finnish 20 meter club since its inception in 1983.
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- 1952 births
- Living people
- People from Raseborg
- Finnish male shot putters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Finland
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Finland
- Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade
- Sportspeople from Uusimaa
- 20th-century Finnish people
- 21st-century Finnish people
- Finnish Athletics Championships winners
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