The German sprint quartet won the first German medal at the World Championships in Athletics in Eugene. Over the 4×100 m, the DLV relay came in third place with 42.03 seconds and took bronze when the USA won.
They cheered, hugged each other, shed tears of happiness and took selfies: Tatjana Pinto, Alexandra Burghardt, Gina Lückenkemper, who had regained her strength, and Rebekka Haase celebrated and celebrated themselves for the bronze medal they won after a strong performance in 42, 03 seconds had fought for.
World Championship gold went to the US women in 41.14 seconds, who finished 0.04 seconds ahead of Jamaica for world 100-meter champion Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce and world 200-meter champion Shericka Jackson.
“The Jerk We Needed”
“The medal is a sensation. You would have expected the men to do that. That’s the push we needed,” said DLV President Jürgen Kessing. The German men’s relay with Kevin Kranz, Joshua Hartmann, Owen Ansah and Lucas Ansah-Peprah, who had performed well before the World Cup, had missed the finals because of two failed handovers.
Self-confident at the home EM in Munich
For a German 4×100 meter relay, it was the first medal since bronze at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. A year ago it was enough at the Olympic Games in the same line-up as now in the USA for fifth place.
“We’re still missing gold,” said Burghardt, who won silver at the Olympic Winter Games as a brakewoman in bobsleigh in February, with a view to the upcoming European Championships in Munich.