Florian Wellbrock was the first German swimmer to win gold at the Olympics in 13 years. This is how the German swimming elite reacts.
Florian Wellbrock (23) knocks them all off their stools! In the early hours of the morning on Thursday (August 5), the athlete won gold in free swimming over ten kilometers at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. He won the first Olympic gold for German swimmers in 13 years – at that time Britta Steffen (37) was the medal heroine of the German team.
The German swimming legends are enthusiastic about the 23-year-old. “Florian swam his own race right from the start and was clearly in control of the race. He has become a focused, clear and calm athlete who deserves my great respect. It is above all his mental strength that inspires me and this clear, calm will to win, “says Franziska van Almsick (43).
Paul Biedermann: “He has achieved something historical”
Former open water world champion Thomas Lurz (41) commented on the race on the Eurosport channel. “A totally dominant race. There was no one else who swam as well as he did,” he said aloud to “Bild”. “Florian dominated the field from the beginning and was simply unstoppable! He achieved something historic with the first Olympic victory in open water for Germany,” summarized swimming star Paul Biedermann (34) the competition.
Ninth gold for Germany
At this year’s Olympic Games, Germany has already won nine gold medals. Among other things, the women were able to win the race for themselves in the track four-wheeler – Germany has already won gold three times in equestrian sport.
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