Niklas Arrhenius

Niklas Arrhenius (born September 10, 1982 in Provo, Utah) is a competitor in the discus throw who won the Swedish competition in this event in 2004 and 2006. He was also Sweden's discus competitor at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Arrhenius is of Swedish descent.

Arrhenius is the son of Anders Arrhenius who was a professional shot put competitor in Sweden. Niklas' younger brother, Leif Arrhenius is also a thrower.

Arrhenius was raised in Utah but has dual citizenship. He attended Brigham Young University where he was on the track and field team.

Arrhenius is a Latter-day Saint. He served as an LDS missionary in the Sweden Stockholm Mission.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Sweden
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	Discus throw	59.19 m
2001	European Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	4th	Discus throw	53.14 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	21st (q)	Discus throw	56.62 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	26th (q)	Discus throw	58.76 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	32nd (q)	Discus throw	58.22 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	16th (q)	Shot put	18.93 m
			21st (q)	Discus throw	60.25 m
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	14th (q)	Shot put	19.21 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	28th (q)	Discus throw	60.57 m
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	22nd (q)	Discus throw	59.02 m
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	8th	Shot put	19.17 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	24th (q)	Discus throw	59.13 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	–	Discus throw	NM

Personal bests

• Discus Throw: 66.22 m (2011)
• Shot Put: 19.75 (2010), 19.91 m indoor (2004)
• While competing for Mountain View High School in Orem, Utah, Niklas was the National High School Record Holder for the discus for eight years, with a throw of 234'3" (breaking the previous record by nearly nine feet.)

References

• Niklas Arrhenius profile at IAAF
• Mormon Times, August 25th, 2008
• Mormon Times, June 2nd, 2008