Runar Steinstad

Runar Steinstad

File:Runar Steinstad drømmer om ny personlig rekord i spydkast i Paralympics 2016 (29413834362).jpg
Personal information
Born	(1967-06-04) 4 June 1967 Bø, Norway
Height	187 cm (74 in)
Sport
Country	Norway
Sport	Athletics
Disability class	F42
Event	javelin throw
Club	IL Runar: Sandefjord
Coached by	Paul Andre Solberg
Medal record Track and field Representing Norway Paralympic Games Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Javelin – F42 IPC World Championships Silver medal – second place 2011 Christchurch Javelin – F42 Bronze medal – third place 2006 Assen Javelin – F42 Bronze medal – third place 2013 Lyon Javelin – F42 IPC European Championships Gold medal – first place 2011 Stadskanaal Javelin – F42 Silver medal – second place 2014 Swansea Javelin – F42 Bronze medal – third place 2016 Grosseto Javelin – F42

Runar Steinstad (born 4 June 1967) is a Paralympian athlete from Norway competing mainly in F42 classification throwing events.

Athletics history

Steinstad first represented Norway at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, entering the long jump, 100 metre sprint and javelin throw events (F42). In the subsequent Paralympics after Sydney, Steinstad dropped the long jump and sprint events and focused on the javelin. He competed at both the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens and the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, finishing in the javelin sixth and tenth respectively. Paralympic success came in the 2012 Games in London, where he threw a distance of 48.90 to claim the bronze medal.

As well as his Paralympic appearances, Steinstad has also been part of six Norwegian teams to compete at the IPC Athletics World Championships, beginning in Birmingham, England in 1998 and has successfully qualified for the subsequent five games, taking him up to Doha in 2015. At the World Championships he has won a silver and two bronze medals, all in the javelin throw.

Personal history

Steinstad was born in Bø, Norway in 1967. Whilst a teenager, Steinstad was diagnosed with osteosarcoma (bone cancer). His left leg was amputated above the knee to treat the disease.