German javelin thrower Julian Weber won the gold medal at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. The thirty-one-year-old favorite decided the competition with his final attempt, in which he threw the javelin 90.40 meters. Silver was won by his teammate Nick Thumm with a performance of 83.76 meters. Deutschlandfunk ↗
The competition had a dramatic course, as Weber secured first place only in the final series. According to available information, he battled for victory with Thumm for a long time, who achieved second place in his debut at the European championship. Bronze went to Latvian Patiks Gailumsas. The German javelin throwers thus occupied the top two places and dominated the final impressively. Tagesspiegel ↗
For Weber, this is another significant success at the European level. Already at previous championships, he was among medal certainties, and now he followed up on gold from 2022. After the decisive throw, he gave way to emotions, with German media emphasizing his prominent reaction after the performance.
The result confirms Weber's position as one of Europe's best javelin throwers. At the same time, it demonstrates the strength of the German squad, as Thumm won silver in his appearance and together with Weber secured a significant success for Germany in the javelin final. Tagesspiegel ↗
Weber Won Gold in Birmingham with Final Throw
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Leichtathletik: «Mentales Biest»: Speerwerfer Weber gewinnt EM-Gold
Die Zeit
| 23:08 15.08.
Leichtathletik-EM in Birmingham: Julian Weber wirft Speer im letzten Versuch zu Gold
Spiegel.de
| 22:44 15.08.
Leichtathletik-EM: Gold und Silber für deutsche Speerwerfer
Die Zeit
| 22:40 15.08.
Leichtathletik: Speerwerfer Weber gewinnt EM-Gold - Silber an Thumm
Tagesspiegel
| 22:32 15.08.
Leichtathletik: Speerwerfer Weber gewinnt EM-Gold - Silber an Thumm
Die Zeit
| 22:31 15.08.
Leichtathletik: Weber tut nach Gold-Wurf vom vielen Schreien der Kiefer weh
Tagesspiegel
| 05:30 16.08.
„Ich bin ein mentales Biest“ – Im letzten Versuch entreißt Weber seinem Teamkollegen das Gold
Welt
| 23:42 15.08.
Leichtathletik-EM - Speerwerfer Julian Weber holt Gold
Deutschlandfunk
| 23:29 15.08.
Leichtathletik-EM: Speerwerfer Julian Weber gewinnt Gold
Tagesschau
| 22:44 15.08.
Leichtathletik-EM - Speerwerfer Julian Weber holt Gold
Deutschlandfunk
| 22:36 15.08.
Silber für EM-Debütanten: Julian Weber wuchtet sich mit Wut zum Speer-Gold
n-tv
| 22:22 15.08.
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