Matthias de Zordo
Matthias de Zordo ( born February 21, 1988 in Bad Kreuznach ) is a German javelin thrower. He was world champion in 2011.
Life
Matthias de Zordo grew up in Langenlonsheim in Bad Kreuznach and began at the age of eleven years with the javelin. As a 18 -year-old de Zordo won the title at the German Junior Championships 2006 in Bautzen with a width of 71.67 m. The title he defended in 2007 against his favorite team mate Alexander Vieweg with 77,94 m. A month previously won de Zordo at the U20 European Championships in Hengelo with 78.59 m the title. He had already increased its best performance on the German youth record of 78.67 meters in June of the year and won this year also the title at the German Youth Championships. In 2008, he improved in the bowler days in Hall 82.51 m, this was his first litter on the 80 -meter mark and again he won at the German Junior Championships. 2009 Military World Champion with a width of 79.92 m, then German vice-champion and the fourth time in a row, German Junior Champion de Zordo in Sofia. He remained in 2009 at a Jahresbestweite of 80.15 m.
2010 abolished de Zordo the standard for qualifying for the European Championships in Barcelona for the first time on May 22, 2010 in Saarbrücken with 81,58 m. Two days later, the second standard compliance with a new personal best of 83.09 m followed the Whitsun Sports Festival in Rehlinger before he threw himself two weeks later with a further increase to 84.38 m in the circle of the extended world elite. In June, he struck in the European Team Championship in Bergen surprising the world champion Andreas Thorkildsen with a width of 83.80 m. Three weeks later he was the first time German champion in the main class of men. At the European Championships in Barcelona July 31, 2010, he won with 87.81 m and a new personal best the silver medal in the javelin.
His German Champion defended de Zordo 2011 in Kassel. At the World Championships in Daegu September 3, 2011, he defeated the reigning Olympic champion Thorkildsen again and thus became world champion in the javelin. With a new personal best jump of 88.36 meters he won on September 16, 2011, the Diamond League final in Brussels. He overtook Andreas Thorkildsen in the overall standings and secured the victory in the Diamond Race 2011.
For the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, de Zordo could not qualify regularly due to the drawn until June capsule injury throwing arm, but was nonetheless nominated by the German Olympic Sports Confederation as per the exemption. On August 8, 2012, he remained in all three qualifying throws at the 80 -meter mark and made this for the finals insufficient trials, each overstepping invalid.
His career started when de Zordo TV Langenlonsheim, sponsored by his first coach Thomas Brown. Both later switched to MTV Bad Kreuznach. In addition to athletics, he was still playing handball at HGC Bad Kreuznach. As of 2007, the 1.90 m wide and 98 -kg athlete for the SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken started, where he was coached by Boris Henry. Since 2013 Matthias de Zordo belongs to the SC Magdeburg. His new coach Ralf Wollbrück. As one of the few javelin thrower Matthias de Zordo top of the world is left-handed. With 88.36 meters he succeeded in 2011, the currently best cast of a left-handed person. In his competitions he usually occurs at the same wool hat, which he himself describes as his lucky hat.
De Zordo graduated from 2006 to 2007 a voluntary social year in sports at SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken and is now the sports promotion group of the Bundeswehr in Mainz connected.
Honors
- Saar Sportsman of the Year 2010 and 2011