Tizian Lauria

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Tizian Lauria
Personal information
Born (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 22)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Shot put: 20.09m (Halle, 2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
European U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Bergen Shot put
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Espoo Shot put
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Cali Shot put

Tizian Lauria (born 24 March 2003) is a German shot putter. He won the gold medal at the 2023 and 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships and the bronze medal at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships. [1]

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Career

From Schwäbisch Gmünd, he was a member of LG Filder before joining VfL Sindelfingen. He competed in discus throw and the shot put as a teenager. [2] [3] He led the world U20 list in 2020 with a throw of 21.15 meters in the junior shot put weight. [4] He the bronze medal at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia with a throw of 20.55 metres. [5]

He won the gold medal at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland with a personal best shot put of 19.80 metres to win ahead of compatriot and club teammate Eric Maihöfer. [6] [7]

At the 2025 European Throwing Cup in Nicosia, Cyprus he won the U23 competition after a fourth round throw or 19.21m and a final throw of 19.55m to win by a single centimetre from Dutchman Jarno van Daalen. [8] He threw a new personal best of 20.09 metres in May 2025 in Halle. [9] [10] Later that month, he won the German University Championships in Duisburg. [11]

He won the gold medal at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway in July 2025 managing a distance of 19.77m in the third round, and improving to 19.97m in the fourth round and closing out victory with a final round 20.02m. [12]

He was named in the German squad to represent the country at the 2025 University Games, held in the Rhine-Ruhr region of Germany. [13]

Personal life

His a trainee at the Police College in Baden-Württemberg. [13]

References

  1. "Tizian Lauria". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  2. Schwartz, Michael (July 17, 2025). "Shot putter Tizian Lauria has big goals at the U23 European Championships in Norway". krzdbb.de. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  3. "WLV-Jugend steigert sich in Schwäbisch Gmünd". wlv-sport.de. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  4. "German team looking forward to U20 World Cup". leichtathletik.de. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  5. "Tebogo runs 9.91 world U20 record to claim 100m crown in Cali". World Athletics. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  6. "Tizian Lauria & Eric Maihöfer: Sindelfingen duo triumphs at the U23 European Championships". sport-s.de. September 18, 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  7. "French gold rush on the penultimate evening in Espoo 2023". European Athletics. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  8. Broadbent, Chris (15 Mar 2025). "Kesidis lands home victory to open European Throwing Cup". European Athletics. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  9. "50. Halplus Werfertage". European Athletics. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  10. "Bergen 2025 - Men's Field Preview". European Athletics. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  11. Locher, Dieter (30 May 2025). "Tizian Lauria becomes German university champion in shot put". krzbb.de. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  12. "Ukraine's Felfner wins javelin in final round and Lauria defends men's shot title". European Athletics. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Rhine-Ruhr 2025: Team Studi reaches new heights in athletics". adh.de. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.