{{Short description|Swedish javelin thrower (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image = Kim Amb in 2019 (5 av 5).jpg | image_size = | caption = Amb in 2019 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|7|31}} | birth_place = Solna Municipality, Sweden | height ={{height|m=1.80}} | weight ={{convert|86|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | country = {{SWE}} | sport =Athletics | event =Javelin | coach = | highestranking = | pb = 86.49 m (Zweibrücken, 2020) | medaltemplates = | updated = 5 August 2021 }}
'''Kim Amb''' (born 31 July 1990) is a Swedish track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. His personal best is 86.49 m, set in 2020. He finished in seventh place at the 2012 European Championships and 18th in the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2016, he finished in 17th at the Olympic Games, and in 7th at the European Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/am/kim-amb-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203249/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/am/kim-amb-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=Kim Amb Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> In 2019, he finished in 8th at the World Championships.
==Competition record== {| {{AchievementTable}} |- !colspan="5"|Representing {{SWE}} |- |2008 |World Junior Championships |Bydgoszcz, Poland |13th (q) |67.59 m |- |2011 |European U23 Championships |Ostrava, Czech Republic |4th |79.48 m |- |rowspan=2|2012 |European Championships |Helsinki, Finland |7th |79.03 m |- |Olympic Games |London, United Kingdom |18th (q) |78.94 m |- |2013 |World Championships |Moscow, Russia |10th |78.91 m |- |2014 |European Championships |Zürich, Switzerland | – |NM |- |2015 |World Championships |Beijing, China |11th |78.51 m |- |rowspan=2|2016 |European Championships |Amsterdam, Netherlands |7th |79.36 m |- |Olympic Games |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |17th (q) |80.49 m |- |2019 |World Championships |Doha, Qatar |8th |80.42 m |- |2021 |Olympic Games |Tokyo, Japan |11th |79.69 m |}
==Seasonal bests by year== *2008 - 67.59 *2010 - 77.81 *2011 - 80.09 *2012 - 81.84 *2013 - 84.61 *2014 - 84.14 *2015 - 82.40 *2016 - 84.50 *2019 - 86.03 *2020 - '''86.49''' *2021 - 82.40
==References== {{Reflist}} * IAAF profile for [http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=swe/athcode=243101/index.html Kim Amb]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Amb, Kim}} Category:Swedish men javelin throwers Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Sweden Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Sweden Category:Sportspeople from Solna Municipality Category:Athletes from Stockholm County Category:Swedish Athletics Championships winners Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Diamond League winners Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen
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