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David Storl

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

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

See also

In Spanish: David Storl para niños