# Emma Ljungberg

Emma Ljungberg (born 23 January 1994) is a Swedish discus thrower from Nyköping. She was the 2019 Swedish Throws Championships winner in the discus, and she has represented Sweden at several international competitions.

## Career

Ljungberg started competing as early as 2008, and finished 13th at the 2009 Swedish U16 discus championships. The following year, her best showing came in the shot put to finish 5th at the Swedish U17 championships, though it was her 44.74 m discus mark in 2011 that qualified her for the World U18 Championships. At the championships, she finished 26th in qualification and did not advance to the finals.
Ljungberg qualified for the 2012 World U20 Championships with a 49.97 m personal best at the Bottnarydskastet, and there she improved to 23rd in qualification but again did not make the finals. She did make the finals of the 2019 European U20 Championships, where she finished 9th overall.
From 2015 to 2018, Ljungberg competed for the Arizona Wildcats track and field team in the NCAA. She qualified for the 2015 European U23 Championships, where she did not advance to the finals.
Ljungberg finished 23rd at the 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships West preliminary round, and then went on to win her first national title at the Swedish U23 Championships. In 2018, she finished 6th in her first time competing at the Finnkampen.
In 2019, Ljungberg won the Riksmästerskapen i Vinterkast (Swedish throwing championships) with a 52.78 m throw. After runner-up finishes at the 2020 Swedish Athletics Championships and 2021 championships, she placed 19th at the 2022 European Throwing Cup. She finished 6th at the 2023 BAUHAUS-galan Diamond League meeting.

## Personal life

Ljungberg is from Nyköping where she attended Nyköpings Gymnasium Tessin high school. She was originally part of the Nyköpings BIS athletics club under coach Håkan Fridhäller, but she transferred to Spårvägens FK in 2018.

## Statistics
### Personal best progression

Discus Throw progression :
| # | Mark | Pl. | Competition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 34.75 m | | Nyköping | Nyköping, Sweden | 15 Sep 2009 |
| 2 | 42.77 m | | Trosa | Trosa, Sweden | 8 Aug 2010 |
| 3 | 44.74 m | 4th | | Nyköping, Sweden | 27 May 2011 |
| 4 | 49.82 m | | Trosa | Trosa, Sweden | 9 Jun 2012 |
| 5 | 49.97 m | | Bottnarydskastet | Bottnaryd, Sweden | 15 Jun 2012 |
| 6 | 50.32 m | | Nordic Ch | Espoo, Finland | 16 Aug 2013 |
| 7 | 50.88 m | | Puma Outdoor, Paradise Valley CC | Phoenix, AZ | 27 Mar 2015 |
| 8 | 51.48 m | 6th | Mesa Classic, Mesa CC | Mesa, AZ | 9 Apr 2015 |
| 9 | 51.82 m | | Mesa T-Bird Invitational | Mesa, AZ | 24 Apr 2015 |
| 10 | 53.37 m | | Holualoa Tucson Marathon & Damascus Bakeries Half-Marathon | Tucson, AZ | 9 Dec 2016 |
| 11 | 53.60 m | | Kasttävling fredag | Växjö, Sweden | 9 May 2019 |
| 12 | 55.15 m | | | Halmstad, Sweden | 15 Jun 2019 |
| 13 | 56.10 m | | Victor Svanesohn Memorial | Helsingborg, Sweden | 20 Jun 2020 |
| 14 | 56.40 m | | Västerortsmästerskapen | Hässelby, Sweden | 3 Jul 2020 |
| 15 | 58.83 m | | Simons Kast | Örbyhus, Sweden | 3 Jun 2023 |
| 16 | 59.48 m | | Kringelspelen med Kringelkastet | Södertälje, Sweden | 5 Jun 2023 |