In one of the most dramatic duels in triple jump history, Spaniard Jordan Diaz Fortun triumphed over defending champion Pedro Pichardo (Portugal). Italy also celebrated again at this European Championship in its own country: Nadia Battocletti won the 10,000 m after the 5,000 m. Femke Bol and Karsten Warholm won the 400 m hurdles, making them the top favorites. An overview of the evening session of the fifth day of competition.
10,000 m – Battocletti takes the double
Nadia Battocletti once again ran her way into the hearts of the fans at the Stadio Olimpico. The Italian, who was already unbeatable over 5,000 m, stormed to her second title with a time of 30:51.32 minutes in front of President Sergio Mattarella. Behind the double winner, the Dutchwoman Diane van Es (30:57.24) secured silver, while bronze went to Megan Keith (31:04.77/Great Britain).
Lisa Merkel from Tübingen showed a very strong performance. In her first major international race, the young German put in a courageous performance and came ninth in a class time of 32:17.24 minutes. Eva Dieterich (33:17.78/Tübingen) came 19th, Deborah Schöneborn (33:48.90/Berlin) came 23rd.
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Triple jump – Grand finale goes to Diaz
What a thrill for the triple jumpers! The Portuguese Pedro Pichardo and the Spaniard Jordan Alejandro Diaz Fortun, both born in Cuba, spurred each other on to a world-class duel that kept the spectators in the Stadio Olimpico on their toes.
First, Olympic champion, defending champion and top favorite Pedro Pichardo set a new record of 18.04 m. This was just four centimeters below his own best mark. But Diaz Fortun countered impressively – first with 17.96 m, then the Spaniard exploded on the track to a distance of 18.18 m. It is the third best mark in the history of the sport. Only the Briton Jonathan Edwards (1995/18.29) and the American Christian Taylor (2015/18.21) have ever jumped further.
The Frenchman Gogois (17.38 m) came third in Rome. The German Max Heß was also satisfied, coming in fifth with a jump of 17.04 m. Heß just overstepped his mark in his best jump, which might have been enough for bronze.
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Javelin throwing – Christin Hussong returns
Former European javelin champion Christin Hussong has come back with a strong fourth place. The 30-year-old threw a season’s best of 61.92 m in her first attempt. The title holder from Berlin 2018 was unable to return to her former glory for a long time after health problems in the past. The Austrian Victoria Hudson secured victory with 64.62 m ahead of Serbian Adriana Vilagos, who threw just 20 centimeters less. Norwegian Marie-Therese Obst took bronze with 63.50 m.
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200 m – Kambundji defends her title
The Swiss Mujinga Kambundji defended her title over 200 m in a heart-stopping final. Kambundji won in a photo finish against Daryll Neita (Great Britain/22.50) after 22.49 seconds, while the French Helene Parisot (22.63) secured bronze. The new 100 m European champion Dina Asher-Smith (Great Britain) decided not to start over half a lap of the stadium.
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High jump – Tamberi’s golden show
The Italian Gianmarco Tamberi lived up to his role as favourite in the high jump and put on a real show. Cheered on by the Italian fans, the defending champion jumped 2.37 metres, setting a championship record. Silver went to the Ukrainian Vladyslav Lavskyy (2.29), and bronze went to Lavskyy’s compatriot Oleh Doroshchuk (2.26). Mateusz Przybylko was unlucky. The 32-year-old 2018 European champion jumped 2.17 m and then injured his foot on his first attempt at 2.22 m. He had to abandon the competition.
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Decathlon – Kaul fights and finishes fourth
Defending champion Niklas Kaul finished the decathlon in Rome in fourth place. 4:17.77 minutes in the final 1,500 m run were not enough to make up the deficit to third-placed Frenchman Makenson Gletty. The Estonian Johannes Erm won ahead of Norwegian Sander Skotheim.
The Mainz native, who completed the first complete decathlon of the Olympic season, experienced a rollercoaster of emotions in the Italian capital.
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400 m hurdles – Warholm unbeatable
Olympic and three-time world champion Karsten Warholm from Norway was unbeatable in the 400 m hurdles in 46.98 seconds, easily winning his third European Championship gold in a row on the way to the Olympic Games. To the delight of frenetic Italian fans, Alessandro Sibilio secured silver, setting a national record in 47.50 seconds, as did third-placed Swede Carl Bengtström (47.94). The German representative Emil Agyekum came in sixth.
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400 m hurdles – Bol wins with championship record
In the women’s race, Dutchwoman Femke Bol celebrated gold. She also ran a championship record of 52.49 seconds. Silver went to Louise Maraval from France (54.23), and bronze went to Bol’s compatriot Cathelijn Peeters (54.37).
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