2024-08-09 18:57:56
To date, the only athlete to win an individual event at the Olympics three times is Polish hammer thrower Anita Wlodarczyková, who was just one step away from the podium in Paris while aiming for consecutive Fourth gold medal.
Thiam missed last year’s world championships in Budapest, and Johnson-Thompson took advantage of her absence to win gold. The first day of the Paris Olympic heptathlon was a balanced battle. The British woman led with 48 points, and apart from that, the height of the Belgian, who holds a personal record of 202 centimeters, was not calculated, but she jumped 10 centimeters less.
But the next day, she threw the javelin, which was her best result this year, 54.04 meters. That was more than eight meters better than her biggest rival had scored and put her comfortably ahead of the quarter-finals. Although Johnson-Nova-Thompson-Nova’s running time has improved significantly, she has not made up for such a large loss, although she has improved her personal record.
Two-time world indoor champion Vytsova will take home the bronze medal, just like she did at the European Championships in Rome. Anouk Witte of the Netherlands, who finished second at the Tokyo Olympics, gave up in the javelin.
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