Henrik Janssen wins bronze in discus throw
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European Athletics Championships: Henrik Janssen wins bronze in discus throw
13.08.2026 | 22:50
Henrik Janssen wins bronze in discus. Gold goes to Kristjan Ceh from Slovenia, silver to Mykolas Alekna from Lithuania.
Discus thrower Henrik Janssen has secured the bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. The athlete from Magdeburg hurled the disc to a personal season best of 69.53 meters in his second attempt.
Discus thrower Henrik Janssen has surprisingly won European Championship bronze in the discus throw. In a ZDF interview, he expresses great joy over his success.
13.08.2026 | 0:53 minThis marks the first time a German discus thrower has won a European Championship medal since Robert Harting's title win in 2014. When Janssen left the ring after his sixth attempt, he let out a shout of joy and clenched his fists.
The highlights summarized compactly. Including the decathlon decision, the men's discus throw, and the women's 3000-meter steeplechase.
13.08.2026 | 19:53 minDefending champion Kristjan Ceh wins with a record
Janssen had to concede defeat to two favorites: defending champion Kristjan Ceh (Slovenia) won with a championship record of 72.51 meters ahead of Mykolas Alekna. The Lithuanian reached 69.89 meters in the high-class competition. Tokyo Olympic champion and three-time world champion Daniel Stahl from Sweden finished only in fourth place behind Janssen with 68.22 meters.
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The 28-year-old Janssen was the only German thrower to reach the final. Although German champion Steven Richter had also hoped for success at the European Championships, he did not make it through the qualification.
European Swimming Championships in Paris and European Athletics Championships in Birmingham including decathlon, 3,000-meter steeplechase (W), triple jump (W), pole vault (W), discus (M), 800 m (M), 200 m (W) relive.
13.08.2026 | 215:14 minSource: dpa
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