Fanny Roos

Fanny Roos
Personal information
Born (1995-01-02) 2 January 1995 (age 29)
Ljungby, Sweden
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventShot put
ClubLjungby FIK
Atleticum Växjö SK
Coached byVésteinn Hafsteinsson
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)outdoor: 19.42 m (2022)
indoor: 19.29 m (2021)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Sweden
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Toruń Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Istanbul Shot put
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bydgoszcz Shot put

Fanny Matilda Charlotta Roos (born 2 January 1995) is a Swedish athlete specialising in the shot put.[1] She won a silver medal at the 2021 European Indoor Championships, while setting an outright national record of 19.29 meters in the final.[2] In doing so, Roos made history by becoming the first Swedish woman in 93 years, and the second overall, to medal in a throwing event at the Olympics, World-, or European Championships. The first to do so was Ruth Svedberg, who won a bronze medal in the discus throw at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[3]

Roos represented Sweden at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships, but failed to reach the final on both occasions. She reached 7th place at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Her personal bests in the event are 19.42 metres outdoors (national record - Chorzów 2022) and 19.29 metres indoors (national record - Torun 2021).[4][2]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Sweden
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 10th Shot put 13.54 m
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 5th Shot put 15.20 m
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 13th (q) Shot put 14.32 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 6th Shot put 16.29 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 10th (q) Shot put 16.61 m
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 4th Shot put 16.73 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 20th (q) Shot put 16.11 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 4th Shot put 18.13 m =NR
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st Shot put 18.14 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 20th (q) Shot put 17.31 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 13th Shot put 17.23 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 11th Shot put 17.09 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 6th Shot put 18.21 m
The Match Europe v USA Minsk, Belarus 2nd Shot put 19.06 m NR
World Championships Doha, Qatar 14th (q) Shot put 18.01 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 2nd Shot put 19.29 m NR
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 7th Shot put 18.91 m
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 4th Shot put 19.22 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 11th Shot put 18.27 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 4th Shot put 18.55 m
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 3rd Shot put 18.42 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 14th (q) Shot put 18.41 m
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 9th Shot put 18.21 m
European Championships Rome, Italy 6th Shot put 18.26 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 7th Shot put 18.78 m

References

  1. ^ Fanny Roos at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Ingebrigtsen reinstated as European indoor 1500m champion". European Athletics. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. ^ Hedman, Jonas (5 March 2021). "Historisk prestation av Fanny Roos – första kvinnliga kulmedaljen genom tiderna" (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ^ Mulkeen, Jon (15 June 2021). "Belo, Roos and Pipi take down meeting records in Kladno". Retrieved 4 July 2021.