Matthias de Zordo

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 Championships in Barcelona.

Matthias de Zordo

Matthias de Zordo at the 2012 Bislett Games
Personal information
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)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Club	SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken
Achievements and titles
Personal best	88.36 metres (September 2011)
Medal record Men's javelin World Championships 2011 Daegu Javelin throw European Athletics Championships 2010 Barcelona Javelin throw Continental Cup 2010 Split Javelin throw German Athletics Championships 2010 Braunschweig Javelin throw 2011 Kassel Javelin throw 2009 Ulm Javelin throw

De Zordo was born in Bad Kreuznach. He 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.