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Matthias de Zordo
Matthias de Zordo at the 2011 German Athletics ChampionshipsPersonal information Full name Matthias de Zordo Nationality German Born 21 February 1988
Bad Kreuznach, West GermanyHeight 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Sport Country Germany Sport Athletics Event(s) Javelin throw Club SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken Achievements and titles Personal best(s) 88.36 metres (September 2011) Medal recordMen's javelin World Championships Gold 2011 Daegu Javelin throw European Athletics Championships Silver 2010 Barcelona Javelin throw Continental Cup Bronze 2010 Split Javelin throw German Athletics Championships Gold 2010 Braunschweig Javelin throw Gold 2011 Kassel Javelin throw Silver 2009 Ulm Javelin throw Matthias de Zordo (born 21 February 1988 in Bad Kreuznach[1]) is a German athlete who is the current World Champion in the men's javelin throw. With a throw of 87.81 metres he won the silver medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.
De Zordo is the reigning German Champion after winning gold earlier in July 2010 at the 2010 German Athletics Championships in Braunschweig and again at the 2011 German Athletics Championships in Kassel.
In 2011 he won gold at the World Championships in Daegu with a throw of 86.27 metres. He finished of his 2011 season with a win at the Memorial Van Damme in Brussels with a personal best of 88.36 metres. With his win in Brussels he also secured the Diamond League trophy for the men's javelin.
References
- ^ "Matthias de Zordo im Porträt" (in German). NDR. http://www.ard.ndr.de/barcelona2010/sportler/portraet/portrait166_athleteId-38922.html. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
External links
- IAAF profile for Matthias de Zordo
- DLV profile (German)
World Champions in Men's Javelin Throw 1983: Detlef Michel (GDR) • 1987: Seppo Räty (FIN) • 1991: Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) • 1993: Jan Železný (CZE) • 1995: Jan Železný (CZE) • 1997: Marius Corbett (RSA) • 1999: Aki Parviainen (FIN) • 2001: Jan Železný (CZE) • 2003: Sergey Makarov (RUS) • 2005: Andrus Värnik (EST) • 2007: Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) • 2009: Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) • 2011: Matthias de Zordo (GER)
Categories:- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Bad Kreuznach
- German javelin throwers
- German Athletics Champions
- German people of Italian descent
- German athletics biography stubs
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