Kristin Pudenz brings sensational Olympic silver in discus throw - German Werferin
25 years after Ilke Wyludda, Kristin Pudenz has recovered an Olympic medal for Germany in discus throw. The German master, who had always had problems with the Achilles tendon this year, won in the rain chaos - for around an hour had to be interrupted - with new best performance of 66.86 meters sensational silver and then shot tears of joy. It was at the same time the first German athletics medal in Tokyo. "I played my pause in the cards" "Best performance throw is of course cool, but I never thought it's enough for silver," said Pudenz, who had previously targeted the "top eight" in the ARD. "I played my pause in the cards," she added. In fact, Pudenz, which was not one of the favorites, showed an incredible nervous strength in the rain chaos of Tokyo. The Triple Discus World Champion Franka Dietzsch cheered the great success of Pudenz in the home: "Sensational! Since she struck properly," said the 53-year-old Neubrandenburg o...