Matthias de Zordo

Matthias de Zordo

Matthias de Zordo at the 2011 German Athletics Championships
Personal information
Full name	Matthias de Zordo
Nationality	German
Born	21 February 1988 (1988-02-21) (age 23) Bad Kreuznach, West Germany
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin throw
Club	SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	88.36 metres (September 2011)
Medal record Men's javelin World Championships Gold 2011 Daegu Javelin throw European Athletics Championships Silver 2010 Barcelona Javelin throw Continental Cup Bronze 2010 Split Javelin throw German Athletics Championships Gold 2010 Braunschweig Javelin throw Gold 2011 Kassel Javelin throw Silver 2009 Ulm Javelin throw

Matthias de Zordo (born 21 February 1988 in Bad Kreuznach^[1]) is a German athlete who is the current World Champion in the men's javelin throw. With a throw of 87.81 metres he won the silver medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

De Zordo is the reigning German Champion after winning gold earlier 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 of 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.

References

1. ^ "Matthias de Zordo im Porträt" (in German). NDR. http://www.ard.ndr.de/barcelona2010/sportler/portraet/portrait166_athleteId-38922.html. Retrieved 31 July 2010. 

External links

• IAAF profile for Matthias de Zordo
• DLV profile (German)

Persondata
Name	De Zordo, Matthias
Alternative names
Short description	German javelin thrower
Date of birth	21 February 1988
Place of birth	Bad Kreuznach, West Germany
Date of death
Place of death