20.06.2021
| All-around meeting
Showdown in the fight for the German Olympic starting places for Tokyo! Read here how the heptathlon at the Stadtwerke Ratingen all-around meeting 2021 will develop from discipline to discipline over the weekend!
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SUNDAY
Georgia Ellenwood runs to victory, Vanessa Grimm maybe to Tokyo
Georgia Ellenwood secured the heptathlon victory at the Stadtwerke Ratingen all-around meeting with a courageous 800-meter run. With a personal best of 2: 11.45 minutes, the Canadian prevailed in the final discipline and caught Odile Ahouanwanou (Benin), who was clearly leading up to the 800 meters. With 6,314 points and important counters for the world rankings, Georgia Ellenwood is well on the way to an Olympic ticket via the world rankings.
Second place with a national record of 6,274 points went to Odile Ahouanwanou, third place went to Verena Mayr (Austria; 6,254 points). As the best German, Vanessa Grimm (Königsteiner LV) finished fourth with 6,231 points ahead of Anna Maiwald (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen; 6,069 points). Her teammate Sophie Weißenberg (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen) was unable to complete the final 800 meters due to a foot injury and got out after 200 meters.
Thanks to the good number of points and fourth place in Ratingen with the corresponding bonus points, Vanessa Grimm could even have secured an Olympic starting place. The Hessian is currently in the top 24, which would give her a place in Tokyo. The decisive factor is the placement at the end of the qualification period on June 29th.
VOTES ON THE COMPETITION:
Vanessa Grimm (Königsteiner LV):
“I am proud of the two good heptathletes in Ratingen and Götzis within such a short time. If the Olympic start works out, that would of course be the icing on the cake for a great season. I am particularly proud of the two best performances in the 100 meter hurdles and in the javelin throw. “
Sophie Weißenberg (Bayer 04 Leverkusen):
“Unfortunately, I injured my foot in the long jump. This caused my heel to swell. When I was throwing the javelin it was a bit of a problem, but I couldn’t run properly over 800 meters. The first day was okay, with the hurdle best time as the strongest performance and the shot put result as the weaker result. “
Verena Preiner (Austria):
“I’m pretty happy with day two. In the long jump it was a bit unfortunate with the wind, because I was too far away from the board and then just overstepped again. Speer then fit in well, there is definitely an upward trend to be noticed, the 50 meters will certainly be inside soon. I tried everything over the 800 meters, the stamina is simply missing, but it was definitely a good training session. To finally do another all-around competition was very important for me mentally, it’s nice to be fit and healthy again, I’m really looking forward to the trainings that come before the Olympics. “
Georgia Ellenwood positions herself with victory, best performance for Vanessa Grimm
With a new best javelin throw of 45.05 meters, Vanessa Grimm set out for a 6,200-point heptathlon in Ratingen. This means that the Königsteinerin is in the best starting position among the German starters before the final 800 meters. On her heels are the Leverkusen women Sophie Weißenberg (45.69 m) and Anna Maiwald (45.67 m), who also achieved good javelin results.
Georgia Ellenwood had the best javelin throw in Ratingen. With 48.57 meters, the Canadian improved by almost three meters. They were followed by Odile Ahouanwanou (Benin; 48.02 m), who also set a new house record, and Verena Mayr (Austria; 47.09 m) with the best of the season.
After throwing the javelin, there is an exciting starting position for the overall victory. Odile Ahouanwanou leads the interim standings with 5,523 points, clearly ahead of Georgia Ellenwood (5,370 points) and Maria Huntington (Finland; 5,362 points). But the Beninin is a weaker 800-meter runner who has never stayed under 2:20 minutes. That could be the chance for Georgia Ellenwood and the strong 800 meter runner Verena Mayr (fifth with 5,329 points). Sophie Weißenberg has the same number of points as the Austrian and is nine points behind Vanessa Grimm. Anna Maiwald follows in seventh place with 5,252 points.
Third individual victory for Maria Huntington, Janina Lange best German
The German heptathletes did not come close to their best long jump performances at the start of the second day at the Stadtwerke Ratingen all-around meeting. With changing, sometimes gusty winds, almost all heptathletes had some problems. After an invalid and an interrupted jump to 4.25 meters, Sophie Weißenberg (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen) managed a distance of 6.04 meters, which was not optimal for her circumstances. Whereby she gave away almost 20 centimeters on the board. Vanessa Grimm (Königsteiner LV) reached 6.12 meters, but did not lose as many points in the overall standings as compared to Sophie Weißenberg compared to her best performance.
The best DLV heptathlete was Janina Lange in the long jump. The woman from Lübeck took third place with 6.15 meters. With 6.39 meters, Maria Huntington achieved the third individual victory in the fifth heptathlon discipline after hurdles sprint and high jump. The Finn prevailed ahead of Georgia Ellenwood (Canada; 6.20 m).
With a new personal best of 6.07 meters, Odile Ahouanwanou (Benin) defended the lead in the overall standings with 4,701 points. Behind them are Maria Huntington (4,684 points), Vanessa Grimm (4,574 points) and Sophie Weißenberg (4,552 points). Verena Mayr (Austria; 4,525 points) is in sixth place. Thanks to her two strong last disciplines, the Ratingen winner of 2019 could have a say in the matter of victory.
SATURDAY
Louisa Grauvogel ignites the turbo
At the end of the first heptathlon day in Ratingen, Louisa Grauvogel once again demonstrated that she is one of the top athletes over 200 meters. With 23.65 seconds, the Leverkusen resident was the only athlete to stay below the 24-second mark. Behind them followed in the ranking of the four times the Leverkusen women Sophie Weißenberg (24.10 sec) and Anna Maiwald (24.16 sec).
At the “heptathlon half-time” Odile Ahouanwanou (Benin) maintained the lead with 3,830 points. Behind them are the Finn Maria Huntington with 3,717 points, Sophie Weißenberg (3,690 points), Vanessa Grimm (3,687 points) and Anna Maiwald (3,684 points).
If you take the potential for the second day of the heptathlon as a basis, the overall victory should not be decided until the 800 meters. The five leading all-rounders after day one and Verena Mayr in sixth place, who can build on a strong second day, are candidates for victory. However, in order to get close to the Olympic norm of 6,420 points, the athletes have to catch a very special day.
VOTES ON THE COMPETITION:
Sophie Weißenberg (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen):
“Except for the shot put, I’m very satisfied. Unfortunately the ball didn’t want to fly today. I got into the heptathlon well with the fastest hurdle time. I already had a good feeling in training. The high jump also felt good. The Olympic norm of 6,420 points is high. But I orientated myself towards the brand throughout the season. Tomorrow I will do my best again. “
Vanessa Grimm (Königsteiner LV):
“Overall, I am very satisfied again. I was able to significantly increase my best time over the hurdles, that was a bigger step. It will be very close tomorrow, every point will be important. I want to show my potential there. “
Anna Maiwald (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen):
“I really wanted to have a better first day than in Götzis. I succeeded. The high jump was good and with the ball I finally hit over 14 meters again. Tomorrow I would like to show a similarly good second day as in Götzis. Then it will go towards the best performance. Let’s see what that’s enough for. “
Second national record for Odile Ahouanwanou
Third heptathlon discipline, second national record for Benin: After 13.25 seconds in the hurdles sprint, Odile Ahouanwanou also demonstrated her class in the shot put ring. The eighth World Cup in Doha carried the four-kilo ball in the first attempt to 15.79 meters and thus 55 centimeters further than ever before. The 30-year-old was in a class of her own in the third heptathlon discipline.
Vanessa Grimm had exceeded the 15-meter mark in Götzis. In Ratingen, the Hessin initially missed the 14-meter mark. The knot only burst in the third round: 14.41 meters meant second place ahead of Anna Maiwald (14.06 m) and the Austrian top heptathletes Ivona Dadic (13.95 m) and state record holder Verena Mayr (13.82 m). The Leverkusen trio Mareike Arndt (13.76 m), Sophie Weißenberg (12.97 m), who lost a few centimeters on her Götzis result, and Louisa Grauvogel (12.83 m) followed in the other places.
Maria Huntington, leading in the interim result, lost first place to Odile Ahouanwanou (2,892 points) after a weaker ball result of 12.50 meters. Behind them are the Finn with 2,797 points, Verena Mayr (2,753 points), Vanessa Grimm (2,745 points), Sophie Weißenberg and Anna Maiwald (both 2,719 points).
Maria Huntington best high jumper, Sophie Weißenberg strong again
Second individual discipline, second victory: Maria Huntington got off to an optimal start in the Ratingen heptathlon. The Finn followed after 13.16 seconds over 100 meters hurdles in the high jump 1.82 meters. The 24-year-old is thus on course for top performance. The direct Olympic norm of 6,420 points may even come within reach for them.
With 1.79 meters, Sophie Weißenberg was the second best high jumper on Saturday afternoon. After two disciplines, the Leverkusen woman has already collected 36 points more than in her best heptathlon two years ago in Götzis. Her club mate also cheered: Anna Maiwald flew over 1.73 meters in the third attempt – only three centimeters were missing from the best performance. Vanessa Grimm mastered the same height, so she was four centimeters short of her Götzis performance.
Mareike Arndt suffered a setback in the high jump. After 1.55 meters it was the end of the line for Leverkusen. The same was true for her club mate Louisa Grauvogel. For them it was over after jumping 1.64 meters.
After the high jump, Maria Huntington expanded her lead. With 2,103 points, the Finn is clearly ahead of Sophie Weißenberg (1,994 points) and the Canadian Goergia Ellenwood (1,993 points). Vanessa Grimm (1,924 points) and Anna Maiwald (1,921 points) follow in sixth and seventh place.
Fast times for DLV heptathletes, Maria Huntington in front
Summer temperatures, plus a fresh tailwind: numerous heptathletes used the ideal conditions at the 24th Stadtwerke Ratingen all-around meeting to push their best performances up over 100 meter hurdles. There were six new house records in the three races. Even without a best time, Maria Huntington was visibly satisfied. The Finn prevailed in the fastest race with 13.16 seconds (+2.2 m / sec) and took the heptathlon lead.
A tenth of a second behind was Louisa Grauvogel (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen) as the fastest German female heptathlete ahead of Isabel Mayer (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg; 13.44 sec). Vanessa Grimm (Königsteiner LV; 13.62 sec) and Sophie Weißenberg (13.65 sec) delivered new best times in the second time run (+1.6 m / sec) in third and fifth. In between, Anna Maiwald (both TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen; 13.64 sec) set a new best time of the season. The trio thus worked out a good starting position for the heptathlon.
Odile Ahouanwanou achieved a national record and the second fastest overall time in the field. The heptathlete from Benin increased her own record by two hundredths to 13.25 seconds in the first run (+1.2 m / sec). Behind them, Mareike Arndt (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen) clearly improved her best time of the season to 13.60 seconds. The exceptional heptathlon talent Henriette Jaeger had bad luck. The U18 world record holder from Norway stumbled at hurdle seven, then couldn’t really get to the next obstacle and fell.
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