David Storl facts for kids
![]() Storl in 2015
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Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Rochlitz, East Germany |
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Height | 1.98 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 117 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Shot put | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC DHfK Leipzig | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Sven Lang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 22.20 m 22.73 m (6 kg) |
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Medal record
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David Storl, born on July 27, 1990, is a famous German athlete. He is best known for his amazing skills in the shot put, which is a sport where athletes throw a heavy metal ball as far as they can. David started winning big competitions when he was young, earning gold medals at both youth and junior world championships.
He continued his success as an adult. He won a silver medal at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships. David also holds the world junior record for the shot put, throwing 22.73 meters with a 6 kg shot. His best throw with the heavier adult shot (7.26 kg) is 22.20 meters.
David Storl won a gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is one of only a few athletes in the world to win major championships at youth, junior, and senior levels in track and field. David uses a special throwing style called the "glide technique" in shot put.
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David Storl's Athletic Journey
David Storl first got into track and field as a child. His grandfather suggested he join a local sports club. At first, David tried many different events, like the decathlon. This is a competition with ten different track and field events.
Focusing on Shot Put
In 2006, David decided to focus only on the shot put and discus events. He was very good at it! When he was just 16, he won a gold medal at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics. He threw the lighter 5 kg shot 21.40 meters, which was a new German record for athletes under 18.
The next year, he 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.
Breaking Records as a Junior
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 even farther, reaching 22.73 meters. This throw was much longer than the previous record. He then won the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships with a record throw of 22.40 meters. Because of his great throws, he was chosen to compete in the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin. This was his first big international competition as a senior athlete.
Senior Career and Major Wins
The year 2010 was David's first full year competing 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 the German indoor title. He then earned his first major senior medal, a silver, at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He continued to improve, throwing over 21 meters in June. He won gold medals at the 2011 European Team Championships and the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships. He set new championship records in both events.
David won his first outdoor senior national title in July 2011. He also improved his personal best throw to 21.05 meters. On August 12, 2014, David won his second gold medal in a row at the European Athletics Championships, throwing 21.42 meters.
On July 9, 2015, David Storl threw an amazing 22.20 meters in Lausanne, Switzerland. This was his new personal best and showed how strong he had become.
David Storl's Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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 |
See also
In Spanish: David Storl para niños