Fanny Roos

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]

Fanny Roos

Personal information
Born	(1995-01-02) 2 January 1995 (age 29) Ljungby, Sweden
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Shot put
Club	Ljungby FIK Atleticum Växjö SK
Coached by	Vésteinn 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 2021 Toruń Shot put 2023 Istanbul Shot put European U23 Championships 2017 Bydgoszcz Shot put

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
2. "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.