Athletics: Strong three-jumper Hess at Hallen-European

Dreifinger Max Hess missed his first international title in the hall. The 28 -year -old Chemnitzer secured silver with a strong 17.43 meters in Apeldoorn behind Andy Díaz Hernández from Italy. The Olympic third passed 17.71 meters and, as before, increased the world year best. The Italian Andrea Dallavalle won bronze with 17.19 meters. For the German team it is the first medal at this European Championship.

Hess shocked competition in the first attempt. He met the board almost perfectly when jumping and surpassed the world year’s best he had already kept by two centimeters. The lead lasted for a long time before the 29 -year -old born in Cuba drew Díaz Hernández in the fifth round. Hess could no longer counter, but was still very satisfied with his appearance, even if he did not make a second good leap.

Upward trend already at the Olympics

In 2016, after World Cup silver in the hall in Amsterdam, he crowned the open-air European champion, followed by EM bronze under the roof four times. In the meantime, the German serial champion has long been able to achieve his best level through injuries. Last year, Hess then returned fifth in the open-air European Championships in Rome and seventh at the Olympics in Paris in the expanded world top. Its best width is 17.52 meters from 2017.

German hopes for an EM medal in Apeldoorn in the evening also have long jumper Malaika Mihambo. On Sunday in the shot put, Olympic champion Yemisi Ogunleye is one of the favorites. In qualification with 18.95 meters in the second attempt, the Mannheim woman exceeded the required 18.80 meters. The Dutchman Jessica Schilder was clearly the best with 19.92 meters. “I don’t go in here and say: The gold medal belongs to me. It is a fight, just as it was at the Olympics,” said Ogunleye, who is a little severe in the morning.