Lukas Weißhaidinger

“I woke up lions with silver before the Olympics”

Well done, lion! Lukas Weißhaidinger shouted his joy into the Roman night sky.

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Lukas Weißhaidinger celebrated his historic discus silver medal with fans and family during a short party night in Rome with an Italian and a French wine. In the "Krone" interview, in which coach Gregor Högler also had his say, Austria's athletics star explains how he guarded his silver at night, why European Championship silver is also above Olympic bronze and how he experienced the competition.

"Krone": Luki, you must have toasted your silver! How long did you celebrate and where?
Lukas Weißhaidinger: It was a short party night, the doping control lasted until half past twelve because I couldn't pass enough urine at first - even though I had drunk three liters of water. But I had sweated so much in the heat. The family and fans were waiting for me outside the stadium gates. Then we found a pub and toasted - first with an Italian, then with a French wine. In the hotel room we had a toast with Gregor (coach Högler), who couldn't be there for the celebration, and then I tried to go to sleep at around four o'clock. I was woken up at 8 o'clock in the morning by the buzzing of my cell phone. I received more congratulations than ever before. What madness!