Sofi Flink

Ida Sofi Emilia Flink is a Swedish track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. Her personal best throw of 61.96 m is the Swedish women's record.

Career

Flink won silver at her first international competition, the 2011 [World Youth Championships in Athletics|2011 World Youth Championships]. In 2012, she won gold at the World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]. In July 2013, she won gold at the 2013 [European Athletics Junior Championships|European Junior Championships]. The next month she competed at the 2013 [World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw|2013 World Championships], her first senior international competition. She set a personal best and Swedish record of 61.96 m to advance through the qualification round then finished tenth in the final with a 59.52 m throw.
In July 2014, Flink sought to defend her title at the 2014 [World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]. She ultimately 2014 [World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw|finished second], losing her title to Ekaterina Starygina. In August, she competed at the 2014 European Championships, where she made it through the qualification round and 2014 [European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw|finished twelfth] in the final.
Flink next competed at the 2016 European Championships. She finished twenty-third in the qualification round and did not advance to the final. She participated in the 2017 European U23 Championships, where she 2017 [European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's javelin throw|failed to register a valid throw in the qualifiers].