Stephanie Storp
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Stephanie Storp (born 28 November 1968 in
Athletics career
As a teenager she won the bronze medal at the 1985 European Junior Championships. Storp represented West Germany, and finished behind two East Germans
One year later, still only nineteen years of age, she competed at her first
In 1990 she broke the 20-metre barrier on the outdoor field as well, throwing a new personal best of 20.34 metres on 1 July in
In 1991 she finished fourth at the
The next year she made a breakthrough at the senior level as she won her first major international medal. With a throw of 19.37 metres, she won the silver medal at the
In 1994 it was time for another edition of the
In 1997 Storp managed to reach old lengths. Her season's best was 19.89 metres, which was the third best throw in Europe that year.
1998 was Storp's swansong season as an athlete. She managed a 19.12 metres throw in May in
In domestic competitions, she represented the sports clubs LG Braunschweig and VfL Wolfsburg. She became German champion in 1994, won silver medals at the national championships in the years 1998-1993, 1997 and 1998 and bronze medals in 1986, 1987, 1995 and 1996.[16] She became German indoor champion in 1991, 1993 and 1997.[17]
Stephanie Storp is unusually tall for a woman with 1.94 metres. During her active career she weighed 95 kg.
References
- ^ European Junior Championships (Women) - GBR Athletics
- ^ IAAF World Junior Championships - GBR Athletics
- ^ 1987 European Indoor Championships, women's shot put final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
- ^ 1989 European Indoor Championships, women's shot put final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
- ^ World women's all-time best shot put indoor (last updated 2001)
- ^ World women's all-time best shot put (last updated 2001)
- ^ 1990 European Indoor Championships, women's shot put final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
- ^ 1990 European Championships, women's top six results - Sporting Heroes
- ^ a b European Top Performers 1980-2005: Women (Outdoor) - GBR Athletics
- ^ 1993 World Indoor Championships, women's shot put final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
- ^ 1993 World Championships results, women's shot put qualification and final Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1994 European Championships, women's top eight results - Sporting Heroes
- ^ 1995 World Championships, women's top eight results - Sporting Heroes
- ^ 1997 World Indoor Championships, women's shot put final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
- ^ ARD Sportschau EM 1998 - Kugelstoßen (in German)
- ^ German championships, women's shot put - Sport-Komplett
- ^ German indoor championships, women's shot put - Sport-Komplett
External links
- Stephanie Storp at World Athletics
- (in German) Profile
