Eugene. Simon Peterson is a diversion number in the Cinderella category.
Since he threw 49.71 when he was 19 years old in 2013, he has not only gained 40 kilos.
He’s thrown in longer and longer – nine years in a row.
“We just hope it continues,” Simon says before the World Cup final in Eugene.
Simon’s Unclear Wing
19 years old – 49.71
20 years old – 55.39
21 years old – 60.25
22 years old – 63.10.000
23 years old – 64.88
24 years old – 65.84
25 years old – 66.39
26 years old – 67.72
27 years old – 69.48
28 years – 68.11 – so far
If he takes longer in the World Cup final here in Eugene, he can throw in a new championship medal.
Given that he increased his personal record to 68.48 last year, there are only 52 centimeters left for his 70m dream limit.
_ Yes, that of course is the goal now that you’ve come this far. 70 meters has always been a dream, says the 28-year-old from Seksarbe in Oppland.
It’s almost unique to have such direct development in athletics especially for someone who only started taking discus throwing seriously when he was nineteen years old.
It was then that Simon felt he had no further future as a Decathlon and wanted to invest in one of the 10 majors.
Discus became.
But in the beginning he had a coach and the best was the Icelander who lived in Växjö and his name was Vesteinn Hafsteinsson.
The first meeting was not good.
Father Per-Eric had to take care of most of the talking, while Feisten’s critical gaze swept over his son.
Did not see the disc ejector in the future.
No, he wasn’t impressed, says Simon.
– I didn’t even know who he was. I only saw a guy who was as skinny as a match, was shy and said nothing, Vestein previously told Sportbladet.
But it was the beginning of a journey that has only continued since then and as the cast has grown taller and longer.
– Yes, I was a little spoiled, but I always strived to get better every year, he says.
– I missed a year, like 2019. I almost lost it all summer, before I got a record in one of the last competitions.
It’s been nearly as tough this year, ahead of Sunday’s qualifying discus game here in Eugene when he threw away 68.11 discus, his second longest throw ever.
The way it was was constant training, honing of technology – and food.
Gaining weight and building muscle has always been a top priority.
Yes, you get a lot for free when you gain weight. Its length increases slightly for every kilo.
But this means not only more exercise, but above all food.
Lots of food as we’re talking about 6000 calories a day.
This was one of Simon’s biggest problems.
Yes, it’s hard to get all the food and remember to eat all the time. But that is probably the only thing I have had difficulty with.
But the hunger in the disc episode was never lacking.
– No, this is the most fun I know. Especially tournaments. It’s so much fun.
undeniable.