15 Facts About Stephanie Storp

Stephanie Storp won the silver medal at the 1993 World Indoor Championships, and represented her country in the Summer Olympics of 1992 and 1996.

Stephanie Storp ended her athletics career in 1998, having taken up basketball as a new sport.

Stephanie Storp finished tenth with a throw of 19.36 metres.

Stephanie Storp finished ahead of East German Heike Hartwig and West German Iris Plotzitzka.

Stephanie Storp had thrown 19.52 metres during the qualifying round; in the final she threw 19.50 metres.

Stephanie Storp's best throw this season was 19.80 metres; this was the third best throw in Europe that season, only behind two athletes from the Soviet Union who had 21.12 and 20.36 metres respectively.

Stephanie Storp represented the unified Germany together with Kathrin Neimke.

Stephanie Storp did not manage to repeat this form in the 1993 World Championships final a month later.

Stephanie Storp managed a throw of 19.39 metres, which was enough to secure a fourth place.

Stephanie Storp did not compete at the next major event, the 1995 World Indoor Championships.

Stephanie Storp had success in the major competitions, albeit not with the same results: she finished fourth at the 1997 World Indoor Championships despite throwing only 18.80 metres, and at the 1997 World Championships she won the bronze medal, beating Chinese Huang Zhihong to third place with a seven centimetre margin.

Stephanie Storp managed a 19.12 metres throw in May in Vohrum, and qualified for the 1998 European Championships, where she finished ninth with 18.16 metres.

Stephanie Storp attempted a comeback to athletics in 2000, but without success.

Stephanie Storp became German indoor champion in 1991,1993 and 1997.

Stephanie Storp is unusually tall for a woman with 1.94 metres.