Tizian Lauria

Tizian Lauria
Personal information
Born (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003
Sport
SportAthletics
EventShot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Shot put: 20.09m (Halle, 2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Germany
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Bergen Shot put
Gold medal – first place 2023 Espoo Shot put
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 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]

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

He is 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. ^ a b "Rhine-Ruhr 2025: Team Studi reaches new heights in athletics". adh.de. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
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