Christina Honsel lived up to her role as favorite in the high jump. The Wattenscheider prevailed against two youngsters in Dortmund.
The 25-year-old from TV Wattenscheid jumped over 1.88 meters in the second attempt, which was enough for the title. Then only represented alone in the competition, she had 1.92 meters hang up, which she just broke in the third attempt. “The timing wasn’t quite right with the height today. But I’ve got it in there,” said Honsel after the competition on the ARD microphone.
With an increase to 1.98 meters, Christina Honsel provided one of the highlights of this year’s indoor season in Weinheim at the beginning of February. With the only 17-year-old Göring, however, the greatest DLV talent in the high jump prepared to win her first DM medal in the women’s class. The second place in the U18 European Championship this winter consistently jumped heights of between 1.86 and 1.89 meters.
This time it was enough for Göring to 1.86 meters. She failed three times at the 1.88 meters, which clearly showed that this height is quite feasible for her.
Enatoh jumps to third place
The young Blessing Enatoh from LG Nord Berlin came in third. The 20-year-old surprised with a jump of 1.83 meters and only just missed the 1.86 meters. Defending champion Bianca Stichling was eliminated early. The athlete from Leverkusen already failed at a height of 1.83 meters.
Bartelsmeyer wins the title over 1,500 meters
The middle distance athletes delivered an exciting and high-class race over 1,500 meters. The German-American Amos Bartelsmeyer, who trains in Portland/Oregon, beat Christoph Kessler (3:48.21) from Karlsruhe and Maximilian Thorwirth (3:48.26) from Düsseldorf in 3:47.38 minutes.
“I also want to prove myself internationally this year. At the indoor European Championships and then especially the outdoor World Championships in August, I want to prove that I can also run internationally at the top level,” said the 28-year-old, who Germany for Eintracht Frankfurt starts.
Skadi Schier surprises over 400 meters
The spectators in the well-filled hall saw a gripping final over the women’s 400 meters. The young Skadi Schier courageously took the initiative and saved herself with an amazing finish as the winner. She set a personal best of 52.94 seconds. Behind the young Berliner who fell across the finish line, Elisa Lechleitner finished second with a strong finish ahead of Laura Müller.
“I just wanted to finish it somehow,” said Schier about her fall across the finish line.