Matthias de Zordo (born 21 February 1988) is a German

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who was the

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in the men's

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in 2011. With a throw of 87.81 metres, he won the silver medal at the

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. De Zordo was born in

Bad Kreuznach Bad Kreuznach () is a town in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a spa town, most well known for its medieval bridge dating from around 1300, the Alte Nahebrücke, which is one of the few remaining bridges in th ...

. He became German Champion in July 2010 at the 2010 German Athletics Championships in

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and again at the 2011 German Athletics Championships in

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. In 2011, he won gold at the

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with a throw of 86.27 metres. He finished off his 2011 season with a win at the

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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.

Achievements

Seasonal bests by year

*2006 - 71.67 *2007 - 78.67 *2008 - 82.51 *2009 - 80.15 *2010 - 87.81 *2011 - 88.36 *2012 - 81.62 *2013 - 81.49

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* * * * * 1988 births Living people People from Bad Kreuznach German male javelin throwers German national athletics champions German people of Italian descent Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Germany World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Rhineland-Palatinate Diamond League winners World Athletics Championships winners {{Germany-javelin-bio-stub