Anna Söderberg (born 11 June 1973) is a Swedish former

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

er. Her personal best throw of 64.54 metres, achieved in July 1999 in

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, is the Swedish record for the event. She has represented her country at the

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on three occasions – in 2000, 2004 and 2008. She has also competed at the

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, taking part in every edition from 1997 to 2009 with the sole exception of the 2001 World Championships. Söderberg competed for the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks track and field team, where she won the program's first NCAA DI individual title in any track event. At European level, she has taken part in the quadrennial

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three times; her best performance at the competition is eleventh place, which she achieved in both

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. Söderberg has been ever-present on the national scene and won every discus contest at the Swedish Athletics Championships from 1993 to 2010 – an unrivalled streak of eighteen straight victories.Julin, Lennart (2010-08-24)
Triple distance success for Mohamed at Swedish championships

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. Retrieved on 2010-08-24. She has a similar pedigree at the Finland-Sweden athletics international and she won her 17th discus title at the competition in 2010.Sonninen, Antti-Pekka (2010-08-28)
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. Retrieved on 2010-08-29. She opted to have shoulder surgery at the end of the year in order to resolve an ongoing complaint.

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* * 1973 births Living people Swedish female discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sweden NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's track and field athletes Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub