05.08.2021
| Olympic Games 2021
Day 7 of the Olympic Games track and field competitions is history. Damian Warner is the king of Tokyo. As expected, Ryan Crouser made a dominant performance and the 110 meter hurdles was not won by the big favorite Grant Holloway.
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The Canadian Damian Warner is Olympic champion in the decathlon. The 31-year-old athlete won the gold medal on Thursday evening in Tokyo with an Olympic record of 9,018 points. World record holder Kevin Mayer from France landed in second place (8,726) after the final 1,500 meter run, just like five years ago in Rio de Janeiro. Australian Ashley Moloney (8,649) won bronze after two days of competition.
As the best German, Kai Kazmirek from LG Rhein-Wied came 14th with 8,126 points. Niklas Kaul (USC Mainz) had to give up on his Olympic debut on Wednesday in the 400 meter race due to a foot injury. The American Ashton Eaton won gold in London in 2012 and in Rio in 2016.
The Frankfurt heptathlete Carolin Schäfer came in seventh with 6,419 points after the final 800-meter run. Five years ago in Rio, she made it to fifth place. Vanessa Grimm from Königstein im Taunus was in 19th position with 6,114 points. As in 2016, Nafissatou Thiam from Belgium was named Olympic champion with 6,791 points. Anouk Vetter from the Netherlands won silver with 6,689 points ahead of her compatriot Emma Oosterwegel (6,590).
Ryan Crouser is unbeatable
Shot put favorite Ryan Crouser is also unbeatable in Tokyo. After 2016 in Rio, the 28-year-old American won the second gold medal. With the world record holder and second in the World Cup, the question was not whether he would win, but with what distance.
The athlete from Portland, using his twisting technique, catapulted the iron ball over 23 meters to 23.30 meters – only seven centimeters away from his world record distance. He hit 23.37 meters on June 18 in Eugene (USA). The competitors in the Olympic final were no match for him: his compatriot, the two-time world champion Joe Kovacs, took silver with 22.65 meters, just like five years ago in Rio. Tomas Walsh from New Zealand also repeated his Olympic bronze win with 22.47 meters.
Triple jumper Hugues Fabrice Zango from Burkina Faso could hardly have found a better timing. “I’m really happy for Burkina Faso because today is my country’s independence day and I won the first medal for my country,” said the 28-year-old about the medal premiere. Hugues Fabrice Zango won bronze for the West African country in Tokyo with a distance of 17.47 meters.
Pedro Pichardo mit Gold
The Olympic champion in the absence of the injured American Christian Taylor, gold winner in 2012 and 2016, was crowned by Portuguese Pedro Pichardo (17.98 m) ahead of Zhu Yaming from China (17.57 m). “Burkina Faso is really happy, everyone is happy. I think they’ll throw a big party for me when I get back, ”said Zango after the competition.
In the 400 meter final, Steven Gardiner (Bahamas) secured the gold medal in 43.85 seconds. Silver went to Anthony Jose Zambrano from Colombia in 44.08 seconds, bronze to Kirani James (Grenada; 44.19 sec).
Over 110 meters, however, there was a surprise: Not the favored Grant Holloway (USA) prevailed, instead Hansle Parchment (Jamaica) sprinted first across the finish line in 13.04 seconds. Holloway finished second in 13.09 seconds. Bronze went to Roland Levy (Jamaica; 13.10 sec).
Christopher Linke strong
The US-American Katie Nageotte is Olympic champion in the pole vault for the first time. The 30-year-old won with 4.90 meters. World champion Anselika Sidorova – the Russian starts under a neutral flag – took silver with five centimeters less than the British Holly Bradshaw at the same height. Rio Olympic champion Ekaterini Stefanidi from Greece missed fourth with 4.80 meters of precious metal. The only nominated German participant, Lisa Ryzih from Ludwigshafen, canceled shortly before the games due to a back injury.
Christopher Linke (SC Potsdam) achieved a strong result over 20 kilometers of walking. For a long time on Thursday morning in German time it didn’t look like the 32-year-old could achieve his goal of a top eight placement. But the Potsdam man rolled up the field from behind and finally finished in a convincing fifth place in the heat of Sapporo in 1:21:50 hours.
In addition to Christopher Linke, another German athlete, Leo Köpp, showed a strong performance. On his Olympic debut, the Berliner finished 22nd in 1:24:46. The third German starter in the bunch, Nils Brembach, was initially able to place in the front part of the field, but then got less and less able to cope with the temperatures of around 30 degrees . On 28th he finally reached the goal in 1:26:45 hours. The Olympic champion was the Italian Massimo Stano (1:21:05 h) ahead of the two Japanese Koki Ikeda and Toshikazu Yamanishi.
German 100-meter relay teams are convincing
From a German point of view, things went perfectly for the two 100-meter relays. The female relay with Rebekka Haase (Sprintteam Wetzlar), Alexandra Burghardt (LG Gendorf Wacker Burghausen), Tatjana Pinto (LC Paderborn) and Gina Lückenkemper (SCC Berlin) achieved an impressive preliminary victory in 42.00 seconds. A look at the further times shows how exciting, tight and fast it can be in the final: Great Britain, as the second preliminary winner, screwed the British record to 41.55 seconds, while the USA did not have all the cards behind in 41.90 seconds revealed.
The German men’s relay also showed a strong performance: Lucas Ansah-Peprah (Hamburger SV) defended himself on the home straight against strong competition and brought the baton to the finish line after 38.06 seconds. The German record stands at 38.02 seconds. The big Q was missing for the top three. With the sixth fastest time it was clear: Together with starting runner Julian Reus (LC Top Team Thuringia), Joshua Hartmann (ASV Köln) and Deniz Almas (VfL Wolfsburg), the dream of the final came true!
Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch (VfB Stuttgart) was in top shape at the right time: In the high jump qualification, she jumped 1.95 meters as one of 14 athletes, increased her season best by five centimeters and secured a big Q. She is in her second Olympic final. Imke Onnen (Hannover 96), on the other hand, had to say goodbye after a set over 1.86 meters at 1.90 meters.
German 4×400 meter relay on the move fast
Over 1,500 meters, Robert Farken (SC DHfK Leipzig) missed the final over 1,500 meters. After a brave race, the 23-year-old couldn’t get past eighth place in his semi-final run in 3: 35.21 minutes. “I tried to trust myself. I think I succeeded. It’s a shame that I’m losing the race on the back straight and giving up important positions, ”said Robert Farken. That “hurts, no matter what the paper form is before.”
The German women’s relay over 4×400 meters also missed the final. Corinna Schwab (LAC Erdgas Chemnitz), Carolina Krafzik (VfL Sindelfingen), Laura Müller (LC Rehlingen) and Ruth Sophia Spelmeyer-Preuß (VfL Oldenburg) were eliminated after fourth place in the first heat. And that although the time of the German quartet of 3: 24.77 minutes was the best since 2010. The US season set the best time with 3: 20.86 minutes. “It’s super disappointing, super frustrating,” said Ruth Spelmeyer-Preuss on ZDF. Schwab said: “I gave everything. It’s a shame when you’re eliminated at such a time. “
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