Athletics – Javelin Gold: Molitor with last throw at the world throne – Süddeutsche.de

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Beijing (dpa) – As the spear still trembling stuck in the grass and suddenly the first to congratulate zustürmten on them, since it Katharina Molitor had still not quite strapped. 67.69 meters at the last attempt of a madman World Cup final – with 31 years she lands the biggest coup of her career

Her experienced trainer Helge Zöllkau was flabbergasted.. “Gold in the last attempt – this is the bomb,” he said on Sunday in the catacombs of the Beijing National Stadium. Really, he had the title is not on the list: “I had expected that it is bronze.”

But gold was Katharina Molitor of course right. “I have previously perhaps dreaming of a medal. But it has now worked out, that’s incredible,” she said completely befuddled. For the German champion, it was still a long evening: TV interviews, then quickly to reporters in the mixed zone, awards ceremony, press conference, the doping control. And again and again shaking hands. The third German javelin world champion crowned the very good performance of the DLV team at the World Championships in Athletics in China

The first Gratulantin came this evening at “Bird’s Nest” Christina Obergföll on them:. The old World Champion embraced the new. A beautiful and fair gesture, especially since the defending champion from Offenburg, in fourth this time empty-handed. “I think that Catherine has the digest only times” Obergföll told ZDF television.

With its Jahresweltbestweite Molitor trumped even the Chinese Huihui Lyu (66.13) that of the 55 000 spectators already victorious had been celebrated. Bronze went to the South African Sunette Viljoen (65.79). Christin Hussong from LAZ Zweibrücken – 21 by far the youngest in the finals – was in its World Cup debut Sixth, ex-European Champion Linda Stahl disappointed as Tenth

“I told her before the last litter: Let. the shoulder loose, “Zöllkau reported. “And she has done just fine. Just I have the width not realized at first.” Luck was then the greater. The coach had already led Linda Stahl for European title five years ago. “Linda and Catherine I trained from youth to. That makes me proud that they are now both in the world rankings.” After each pass he gave Molitor tips – the last note was probably the decisive, the union did not even optimal: “to complain about there is always something.”

For Molitor not only was it the first international title, but also the first medal on the big stage. This makes it the third German world champion in this discipline after their club colleague Steffi Nerius (2009 in Berlin) and Obergföll (2013 in Moscow). The versatile athlete also plays volleyball for Bayer Leverkusen in the second Bundesliga. “In the next season I’ll be back,” she said in Sunday.

Obergföll wants to end her career with 35 after the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. “That’s the plan,” said the Olympic silver medalist of 2012 in Beijing. She had emphasized before the World Cup again and again that following its last year’s break a medal “measure” would be.