Niklas Kaul wins gold in the decathlon

Successful evening for the German track and field athletes: decathlon ace Niklas Kaul won the gold medal at the European Championships in Munich after a sensational final sprint. Kristin Pudenz and Claudine Vita won silver and bronze in the discus throw.

For Niklas Kaul, European Championship gold means the second major triumph of his career after the 2019 World Cup coup. With 8545 points, the 24-year-old won on Tuesday ahead of Swiss Simon Ehammer, who had 8468 points.

Niklas Kaul is in seventh place before the final disciplines

The man from Mainz was still in seventh place before the last two disciplines, but still managed the surprising turnaround with 76.05 meters in the javelin throw and a strong 1500-meter dash in a personal best time of 4:10.04 minutes. The former World Cup third Kai Kazmirek from the LG Rhein-Neuwied came in eighth with 8151 points.

Later that evening in Munich, Kristin Pudenz completed the successful evening of German athletics with a personal best. The Olympic bronze medalist won the silver medal in the discus throw. In an exciting competition in Munich’s Olympic Stadium, Pudenz threw a distance of 67.87 meters. Victory went to the Croatian title holder Sandra Perkovic, whose discus flew only eight centimeters further. It was her sixth European title in a row.

Bronze also went to the German team through Claudine Vita. The 25-year-old from Neubrandenburg achieved her best jump of the season of 65.20 meters. Shortly after Niklas Kaul’s decathlon gold, Pudenz’ silver was the second medal of the evening for the German track and field athletes in the Olympic Stadium at these European Championships.