Matthias de Zordo at the 2012 Bislett Games
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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1988-02-21) 21 February 1988 (age 36) Bad Kreuznach, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 88.36 metres (September 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Matthias de Zordo (born 21 February 1988[1]) is a German athlete who was the World Champion in the men's javelin throw in 2011. With a throw of 87.81 metres, he won the silver medal at the 2010 European Athletics ChampionshipsinBarcelona.
De Zordo was born in Bad Kreuznach. He became German Champion in July 2010 at the 2010 German Athletics ChampionshipsinBraunschweig and again at the 2011 German Athletics ChampionshipsinKassel.
In 2011, he won gold at the World ChampionshipsinDaegu with a throw of 86.27 metres. He finished off his 2011 season with a win at the Memorial Van DammeinBrussels 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.
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Representing  Germany
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| 2007 | European Junior Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | 1st | 78.59 m |
| 2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 8th | 75.40 m |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd | 87.81 m |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 1st | 86.27 m |
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 Seppo Räty (FIN) Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) Jan Železný (CZE) Jan Železný (CZE) Marius Corbett (RSA) Aki Parviainen (FIN) Jan Železný (CZE) Sergey Makarov (RUS) Andrus Värnik (EST) Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) Matthias de Zordo (GER) Vítězslav Veselý (CZE) Julius Yego (KEN) Johannes Vetter (GER) Anderson Peters (GRN) Anderson Peters (GRN) Neeraj Chopra (IND) |
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Matthias de Zordo (GER) Vítězslav Veselý (CZE) Vítězslav Veselý (CZE) Thomas Röhler (GER) Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) Jakub Vadlejch (CZE) Jakub Vadlejch (CZE) Andreas Hofmann (GER) Magnus Kirt (EST) Johannes Vetter (GER) Neeraj Chopra (IND) Jakub Vadlejch (CZE) |
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