Nillessen claims shock European 1,500m gold
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Stefan Nillessen leaves the entire competition behind with a powerful final sprint in the 1,500-meter final.
It was only four years ago that Stefan Nillessen dedicated himself fully to athletics. Since then, his development has been rapid, yet it was a big surprise that he won gold in the 1,500 meters on Saturday evening. "I don't know what I'm doing here either, but I feel fantastic."
In the absence of Norwegian star Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Stefan Nillessen pulled his pin from the game in the last straight line to become champion of Europe.
The Portuguese athlete, and world champion, was the last to cross the finish line. The gold medal was won by Stefan Nillessen of the Netherlands
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Nillessen claims shock European 1,500m gold
The race looked like it was going the way of one of the two Britons in the race, 2022 world champion Jake Wightman or Jake Heyward, but Nillessen moved through the field with aplomb to take a stunning gold in 3min 35.70sec. Sweden's Samuel Pihlstrom took silver in 3:36.16, with Ireland's Andrew Coscoran rounding out the podium (3:36.24). In the absence of three-time champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who chose to compete solely in the 5,000m, which he…
He came to the final with status and the second best mark of the eliminations, but broke when he tried to increase the pace to respond to the British. Nader ended up surpassed by all, in 12th.
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