Reijo Einar Ståhlberg (born 21 September 1952 in
Ekenäs,
Finland
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) is a 194 cm former
Finnish shot put
The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...
ter whose competitive weight was 128 kg. He holds the Finnish shot put record of 21.69 meters and represented
Finland
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in the
1976
Events January
* January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
and
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
Olympics
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, placing 11th and 4th respectively. In the
European Championships of
1974, he came in 11th, in
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...
4th, and in
1982
Events
January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...
9th. He also won nine Finnish national championships and 3
European Indoor Championships in
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...
,
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
and
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...
. 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.
References
sports-reference
1952 births
Living people
Sportspeople 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
Athletes from Uusimaa
21st-century Finnish people
Finnish Athletics Championships winners
20th-century Finnish sportsmen
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