Helena Sofia Engman (born 16 June 1976 in Piteå) is a Swedish shot putter.

She finished sixth at the 2003 Summer Universiade and eighth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. She also competed at the 2006 European Championships and the 2007 World Championships without reaching the finals. She achieved a personal best throw of 17.72 metres in June 2007 in Turin – a Swedish record.[1]

She improved her national record to 18.17 m in August 2010, bringing her fourth place at the Folksam Grand Prix.[2]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Sweden
1997 Universiade Catania, Italy 13th (q) Shot put 13.99 m
18th (q) Discus throw 42.12 m
21st (q) Hammer throw 44.10 m
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 11th Shot put 14.95 m
20th (q) Discus throw 46.60 m
27th (q) Hammer throw 48.10 m
2003 Universiade Daegu, South Korea 6th Shot put 15.99 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 17th (q) Shot put 15.60 m
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 8th Shot put 16.09 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 16th (q) Shot put 17.50 m
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 15th (q) Shot put 16.79 m
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 12th (q) Shot put 16.38 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 22nd (q) Shot put 17.19 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 9th Shot put 18.11 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th Shot put 17.64 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 9th (q) Shot put 17.34 m

References

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  1. ^ Swedish athletics records
  2. ^ Julin, Lennart (2010-08-11). Green pleases home crowd in Gothenburg Archived 2010-08-14 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-13.
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