Niklas Arrhenius


Niklas Arrhenius is an American-Swedish track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw and shot put. He represented Sweden in the discus at 2008 Summer Olympics, was a four-time competitor at the World Athletics Championships, and competed at five consecutive editions of the European Athletics Championships from 2006 to 2016. At the Swedish Athletics Championships he won seven national titles in discus, and was an eight-time champion in the shot put.
Arrhenius is the son of Anders Arrhenius, who competed internationally in the shot put for Sweden. Niklas' younger brother, Leif Arrhenius is also a thrower. Arrhenius was born in Provo, Utah but has dual citizenship. 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 feet and 3 inches. 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.
Having competed for Sweden internationally for most of his career, he transferred his eligibility to the United States in 2020.

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