Full name Matthias de Zordo Name Matthias Zordo Events Javelin throw Sport Athletics Weight 98 kg | Country Germany Height 1.90 m Nationality German Role Athlete Club SV Saar 05 Saarbrucken | |
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Born 21 February 1988 (age 36) ( 1988-02-21 ) Bad Kreuznach, West Germany Personal best(s) 88.36 metres (September 2011) | ||
Matthias de zordo surpises andreas thorkildsen in the men s javelin final
Matthias de Zordo (born 21 February 1988 in Bad Kreuznach) 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 Championships in Barcelona.
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- Matthias de zordo surpises andreas thorkildsen in the men s javelin final
- Matthias de zordo men s javelin throw world championship
- Seasonal bests by year
- References
De Zordo became German Champion in July 2010 at the 2010 German Athletics Championships in Braunschweig and again at the 2011 German Athletics Championships in Kassel.
In 2011, he won gold at the World Championships in Daegu with a throw of 86.27 metres. He finished off his 2011 season with a win at the Memorial Van Damme in Brussels 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.
Matthias de zordo men s javelin throw world championship
Seasonal bests by year
References
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