David Söderberg (born 11 August 1979 in Vörå) is a male

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er from

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. His personal best throw is 78.83 metres, achieved in July 2003 in

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. He won the bronze medal at the 2003 Summer Universiade and finished fourth at the

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. He also competed at the European Championships in

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and

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as well as the

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without reaching the final.

Competition record

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1979 births Living people People from Vörå Finnish male hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland World Athletics Championships athletes for Finland Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Finland Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade Athletes from Ostrobothnia (administrative region) {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub