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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 35)
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 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.

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

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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