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David Storl
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Storl in 2015
Personal information
Nationality German
Born (1990-07-27) 27 July 1990 (age 34)
Rochlitz, East Germany
Height 1.98 m
Weight 117 kg
Sport
Country  Germany
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Shot put
Club SC DHfK Leipzig
Coached by Sven Lang
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 22.20 m
22.73 m (6 kg)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Germany
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 2 1 0
World Indoor Championships 0 3 0
European Championships 3 0 0
European Indoor Championships 1 2 1
Continental Cup 1 0 0
Junior / Youth Championships 4 0 0
Total 15 6 1
Olympic Games
Silver 2012 London Shot put
World Championships
Gold 2011 Daegu Shot put
Gold 2013 Moscow Shot put
Silver 2015 Beijing Shot put
World Indoor Championships
Silver 2012 Istanbul Shot put
Silver 2014 Sopot Shot put
Silver 2018 Birmingham Shot put
European Championships
Gold 2012 Helsinki Shot put
Gold 2014 Zürich Shot put
Gold 2016 Amsterdam Shot put
European Indoor Championships
Gold 2015 Prague Shot put
Silver 2011 Paris Shot put
Silver 2019 Glasgow Shot put
Bronze 2017 Belgrade Shot put
Continental Cup
Gold 2014 Marrakech Shot put
World Junior Championships
Gold 2008 Bydgoszcz Shot put
World Youth Championships
Gold 2007 Ostrava Shot put
European U23 Championships
Gold 2011 Ostrava Shot put
European Junior Championships
Gold 2009 Novi Sad Shot put

David Storl (born July 27, 1990) is a famous German track and field athlete. He is best known for his amazing skills in the shot put. In shot put, athletes throw a heavy metal ball as far as they can.

David started winning big at a young age. He earned gold medals at the World Youth and World Junior Championships. He also won a silver medal at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

David once held the world junior record for shot put. He threw the 6 kg shot an incredible 22.73 meters! His best throw with the heavier senior shot (7.26 kg) is 22.20 meters.

He won a gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. He also took home a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. David is one of only a few athletes in the world to win championships at the youth, junior, and senior levels. This is a very rare and special achievement!

David uses a special way of throwing called the glide technique. This helps him get more power into his throws.

David Storl's Athletic Journey

David Storl started his journey in track and field when he was a kid. His grandfather encouraged him to join a local sports club. At first, David tried many different events, like the decathlon.

Focusing on Shot Put

In 2006, David decided to focus mainly on the shot put and discus events. When he was just 16, he won a gold medal at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics. He set a new German record for under-18 athletes with a throw of 21.40 meters. For this event, they used a lighter 5 kg shot.

The next year, David competed with the 6 kg junior shot. He won the shot put title at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics. His throw of 21.08 meters made him one of the best junior throwers ever.

Setting Junior Records

In 2009, David started using the full-weight senior shot (7.26 kg) indoors. He threw it 19.48 meters. When he went back to the junior 6 kg shot outdoors, he made history. He became the first junior athlete to throw over 22 meters!

He set new world junior records of 22.18 meters and then 22.34 meters. A month later, he threw an amazing 22.73 meters. This throw was much farther than the old record. He then won the European Junior title.

Later that year, David competed in his first big senior event. He was part of the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.

Becoming a Senior Star

The year 2010 was David's first full year as a senior athlete. He finished second in both the Indoor and Outdoor German Championships. At the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, he placed seventh.

In 2011, David won his first major senior medal. He earned a silver medal at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He also started throwing over 21 meters consistently.

David won gold medals at the 2011 European Team Championships and the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships. He set new championship records at both events. He also won his first outdoor national title in Germany that year.

European and World Success

On August 12, 2014, David won his second gold medal in a row at the European Athletics Championships. He threw 21.42 meters.

On July 9, 2015, David threw an incredible 22.20 meters in Lausanne. This was his new personal best and a huge achievement! He continues to be one of the top shot putters in the world.

David Storl's Achievements

David Storl Ostrava 2011
Storl at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Germany
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st Shot put (5 kg) 21.40 m
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st Shot put (6 kg) 21.08 m
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 1st Shot put (6 kg) 22.40 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 27th (q) Shot put 19.19 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 7th Shot put 20.40 m
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 4th Shot put 20.57 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 2nd Shot put 20.75 m
European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st Shot put 20.45 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 1st Shot put 21.78 m
DécaNation Nice, France 1st Shot put 20.30 m
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 2nd Shot put 21.88 m
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st Shot put 21.58 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 2nd Shot put 21.86 m
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 1st Shot put 21.73 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 2nd Shot put 21.79 m
European Championships Zurich, Switzerland 1st Shot put 21.41 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 1st Shot put 21.23 m
World Championships Beijing, China 2nd Shot put 21.74 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st Shot put 21.31 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th Shot put 20.64 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Shot put 21.30 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 10th Shot put 20.80 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 2nd Shot put 21.44 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd Shot put 21.41 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 2nd Shot put 21.54 m

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