Tomasz is pictured above during the Final where he won by the very close
margin of just three centimetres. The year before at the World Championship
he failed to finish in the top eight (20.18m). His nickname is The Silent Giant.
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| 1. Tomasz MAJEWSKI |
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POL |
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21.89m |
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| 2. David STORL |
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GER |
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21.86m |
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3. Reese HOFFA
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USA |
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21.23m |
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4. Christian CANTWELL
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21.19m |
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5. Dylan ARMSTRONG
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20.93m |
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6. German LAURO
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URU |
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20.84m |
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7. Asmir KOLASINAC
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20.71m |
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8. Pavel LYZHYN
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20.69m |
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His annual Progress: over a period of 13 years.
2012 21.89 London 03/08/2012
2011 21.60 Stockholm 28/07/2011
2010 21.44 Bruxelles 27/08/2010
2009 21.95 Stockholm 30/07/2009
2008 21.51 Beijing 15/08/2008
2007 20.87 Osaka 25/08/2007
2006 20.66 Shanghai 23/09/2006
2005 20.64 Poznan 31/07/2005
2004 20.52 Minsk 31/07/2004
2003 20.09 Firenze 21/06/2003
2002 19.33 Szczecin 20/07/2002
2001 18.34 Warszawa 17/06/2001
2000 17.77 Bialystok 01/09/2000