Simon Ehammer misses out on a medal in the long jump at the Olympic Games in Paris. The 24-year-old from Appenzell is 14 centimeters short of bronze.
With his second attempt, Ehammer achieves a distance of 8.20 meters. Although this is a significant improvement on his qualifying mark (8.09 meters), he is still a long way off his personal best and the Swiss record (8.45 meters).
Ehammer, who had sacrificed the decathlon in order to compete in the long jump, did not have an optimal jump on his best attempt. A margin of almost 15 centimeters prevented an even better result and the first Swiss medal in athletics at the Olympic Games since Werner Günthör in Seoul in 1988.
Top favorite Miltiadis Tentoglou from Greece wins ahead of the Jamaican Wayne Pinnock and Mattia Furlani from Italy. Tentoglou, now double Olympic and world champion, secured the gold medal with a distance of 8.48 meters. He jumps 12 and 14 centimeters further than Pinnock and Furlani respectively.
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The dream is over - Ehammer in first place
If Ehammer wants a medal, he has to deliver on his sixth jump - but he doesn't. The Swiss skier's jump fails, he oversteps and doesn't even take off. He misses out on a medal and finishes the competition visibly disappointed in 4th place.
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Ehammer has one more attempt to make it onto the podium
Simon Ehammer remains in fourth place after his fifth jump. The penultimate attempt is invalid. He misses the bar by 2.6 centimeters.
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Lightning table
1st place: Miltiadis Tentoglou, 8.48 meters
2nd place: Wayne Pinnock, 8.36 meters
3rd place: Mattia Furlani, 8.34 meters
4th place: Simon Ehammer, 8.20 meters
5th place: Jacob Fincham-Dukes, 8.14 meters
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Attempt number four by Ehammer
Ehammer gives away too many centimeters at the jump. He remains 17.3 centimetres behind the bar and with his distance of 7.92 meters still just short of the medals.
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Ehammer with third attempt
Simon Ehammer jumps 8.11 meters on his third attempt. This is 9 centimeters less than his second jump.
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Pinnock pushes Ehammer into 4th place
Wayne Pinnock jumps 8.36 meters. The Jamaican thus displaces Ehammer in 4th place.
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Miltiadis Tentoglou with new best mark
The big favorite puts his stamp on the final. With a distance of 8.48 meters, he clearly takes the lead. Mattia Furlani is second with 8.34 meters, followed by Ehammer.
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Ehammer makes his mark in the medal fight
What a set from Simon Ehammer on his second attempt. The man from Appenzell jumps 8.20 meters. The longest jump so far goes to the Italian Mattia Furlani with 8.34 meters.
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Invalid attempt for Ehammer
Simon Ehammer has set himself the target of making it to this final. However, he had probably not planned on a failed attempt. Ehammer overshoots the red bar by 5.7 centimeters on take-off - invalid attempt.
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Long jumper introduced - Ehammer jumps in fifth place
Simon Ehammer enters the Stade de France with a broad grin on his face. He is the fifth jumper to take part in the event.
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The long jump final is coming up - medal for Ehammer?
Simon Ehammer starts the medal fight in the long jump at 8.15 pm.
These are his competitors:
Mingkun Zhang (China), Carey McLeod (Jamaica), Mattia Furlani (Italy), Simon Batz (Germany), Arnovis Dalmero (Colombia), Jacob Fincham-Dukes (Great Britain), Filip Pravdica (Croatia), Miltiadis Tentoglou (Greece), Radek Juska (Czech Republic), Wayne Pinnock (Jamaica), Jianan Wang (China)
