David Storl

David Storl (born 27 July 1990) is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the shot put. He was successful on the youth and junior athletics circuit, winning gold medals at the World Youth Championships and World Junior Championships. Storl won his first senior medal, a silver, at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

David Storl
Storl in 2015
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1990-07-27) 27 July 1990
Rochlitz, East Germany
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight117 kg (258 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportTrack and field
EventShot put
ClubSC DHfK Leipzig
Coached bySven 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
2012 LondonShot put
World Championships
2011 DaeguShot put
2013 MoscowShot put
2015 BeijingShot put
World Indoor Championships
2012 IstanbulShot put
2014 SopotShot put
2018 BirminghamShot put
European Championships
2012 HelsinkiShot put
2014 ZürichShot put
2016 AmsterdamShot put
European Indoor Championships
2015 PragueShot put
2011 ParisShot put
2019 GlasgowShot put
2017 BelgradeShot put
Continental Cup
2014 MarrakechShot put
World Junior Championships
2008 BydgoszczShot put
World Youth Championships
2007 OstravaShot put
European U23 Championships
2011 OstravaShot put
European Junior Championships
2009 Novi SadShot put

He held the world junior record of 22.73 m with the 6 kg shot. His personal best with the senior implement is 22.20 m.

He won the gold medal in the shot put competition at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, and the Silver Medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Storl is one of only ten athletes (along with Valerie Adams, Usain Bolt, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jacques Freitag, Yelena Isinbayeva, Kirani James, Jana Pittman, Dani Samuels and Faith Kipyegon) to win world championships at the youth, junior, and senior level of an athletic event.

Storl uses the glide technique for shot putting.

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