Athletics

Three German medals at indoor world Cup

Three Springer Max Hess brings a surprising silver at the European athletics indoor world Championships in Portland, also a colleague Kristin Greed is the Second and provides for a Premiere. German Bronze in the heptathlon.

Only eleven athletes includes the German team at the indoor athletics world Championships in Portland. However, on Saturday, there was three medals. In the triple jump, Kristin Greed and Max Hess were Second, respectively, in the heptathlon Mathias Brugger had to redouble his efforts in the final 1000-meters-to Bronze really. “I can’t find no words, I’m very happy. The medal is a big dream come true,” says Hess pit after his silver-set in the sand. In the fourth attempt, the 19-Year-old leapt to a personal best distance of 17,14 meters and improved by 14 inches. The Teenager was the first time the seniors on the world stage, and just had to let the Chinese Am Dong the merit of the win with a 17.31 pass meters. Hess, the first indoor triple jump medal of the German men since the world title from Charles Friedek in 1999.

For a Premiere before, club colleague Kristin Greed had caused. The 25-Year-old won silver as the first German woman in this discipline precious metal. Greed Japanese landed at 14.30 meters, more just Yulimar jumped Rojas from Venezuela, with 14,41 meters. Mathias Brugger had to tremble in the seven-fight until the end for the Bronze medal. The as a strong runner well-known US-American Curtis Beach was in front of the 1000 meters, only 67 points behind the German. “I can’t believe it, it is an incredible feeling, a dream,” said the 23-Year-old. With 6126 points, he improved his personal best mark of 66 meter. The title of the expectation of repeated according to the US-more battle star Ashton Eaton.

og/sw (sid, dpa)