Athletics: Gressier Finally Opens His European Counter with the Bronze of the 10,000 M
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The Frenchman, the world champion of the discipline, could not cope with Swede Andreas Almgren, an easy winner on Saturday. But still, at 29, he was the first continental podium in his career.
After the disappointment of the 5,000 m at the beginning of the week, Frenchman Jimmy Gressier was comforted with the bronze medal on the 10,000 m of the European championships in Birmingham. Swede Andreas Almgren won with a huge margin on the competition.
The Frenchman finally got his first European medal by pulling the bronze over the 10,000 meters Jimmy Gressier had promised a rebound after his 4th place in the 5,000 m : the French rider
The reigning world champion of distance was ahead of Sweden's Andreas Almgren, author of a real number, and Switzerland's Dominic Lobau on Saturday in Birmingham.
As a world champion, the Frenchman could not cope with Sweden's Andreas Almgren, a gold medallist without a possible challenge.
The 29-year-old Frenchman finished in 28 min 07 sec 90/100e, far behind Sweden's Andreas Almgren, masterful on the blue track of the Alexander-Stadium (27:33.44), and the holder of the Swiss title Dominic Lobau (27:42.67). The world champion of the 10,000 m in Tokyo last summer won his first European medal on track (he has already climbed on the European podiums in cross and on the road), after his 4th place in Munich-2022 and his 5th in Rome-20…
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