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The Frenchman could not cope with the Norwegian world record holder, who clearly dominated the competition on Friday evening in Munich.
41st medal for the French delegation at the European Championships in Munich, the fifth in athletics. Wilfried Happio took second place in the 400 meter hurdles final (in 48”56) on Friday August 19th. After his fourth place at the world championships in Eugene, the Frenchman finally holds his first international medal.
The Olympic champion and world record holder (45”94) in the discipline, Karsten Warholm, crushed the competition in 47”12. A successful recovery after a complicated summer. The Norwegian had only taken 7th place in the world championships in Eugene in 48”82.
A second Frenchman came within a hundredth of taking third place. Ludvy Vaillant (48”79) had to bow at the photo-finish behind the Turkish Yasmani Copello (48”78). The third Habs entered, Victor Coroller, took eighth and last place in 50”46.
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