After gold by the Styrian hurdle sprinter Enzo Diessl and bronze by the heptathlete Sophie Kreiner from Linz, Kevin Kamenschak completed the medal set for Austria at the under-20 European Athletics Championships in Jerusalem. The 19-year-old from Linz won silver in the 1500 meters.
“Thanks to everyone who kept their fingers crossed for me,” said Kamenschak happily after his race, which he did very well tactically. After a slow start, the man from Linz increased the pace and even took the lead ahead of favorite Niels Laros. The rest of the field couldn’t keep up the pace. Only at the end did Kamenschak, who completed the last 800 meters in 1:50 minutes, have to admit defeat to the Dutchman. “He did it very cleverly and got the maximum out of it,” Upper Austria’s former top runner Günther Weidlinger applauded the talented man from Linz yesterday, who, in addition to staying power, also shows great training diligence and a lot of ambition. Weidlinger: “He’s already taken a few records from me in the junior division, I trust him that he can do it in the general class as well.” The 45-year-old currently holds the Austrian bests over 1500, 5000 and 10,000 meters.
Whether Kamenschak will run the 5,000 meter race in Jerusalem on the final day today is not yet certain. His name can be found in the start list. In the European under-20 leaderboard, he is third with a time of 13:40.82 minutes over this distance.
Rauter overcame four meters again
Magdalena Rauter (ATSV Linz LA) also showed a strong performance in the pole vault qualification at the title fights in Israel. After her gold medal two weeks ago at the European Youth Games, she jumped four meters for the second time in her career – and on the first try. In today’s final, Rauter is again hoping for a sporting highlight.
Decathlete Matthias Lasch (TGW Zehnkampfunion Linz) is also still in action on Thursday. After the first day, a medal is within reach.
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