The 30-year-old from Upper Austria was eliminated on Friday in the discus competition at the European Championships in Munich after three attempts in ninth place with a throw of 63.02 m. 30 centimeters were missing for reaching the top eight, who then made up the medals among themselves.
After the World Championships in Eugene, the heads in the Weißhaidinger camp were not left hanging, there was neither a lack of form nor technique, but the willingness to take risks was simply too great. In Munich, the plan was a slow start, continuous increase and full attack at the end.
The plan didn’t work out. In his first attempt, Weißhaidinger passed, the second, who had gone to the 60 m, he invalidated. So in the third he had to turn the tide if he wanted to stay in the competition. However, the 63.02 m was only enough for ninth place in the intermediate ranking.
For Weißhaidinger, who came third in the Olympics, Munich was a home European Championship, because numerous fans had traveled from home. This was also the first greeting when he entered the stadium. They then created a powerful mood. When throwing in, the seven-time “athlete” of the year in Austria hit the device at the 68 m mark. After that nothing worked.
Source: Nachrichten
