Alexander Stepanov breaks records: 800 meters in 1: 44.17 min!

Alexander Stepanov breaks records: 800 meters in 1: 44.17 min!

A great day for athletics and an impressive performance by Alexander Stepanov: At the Merck Kreffala in Pfungstadt, the 20-year-old athlete of VfL Sindelfingen achieved a time of 1: 44.17 minutes over the 800 meters. In doing so, he undercut the World Cup standard by 33 hundredths of a second and shows that he has what it takes to assert himself internationally. [aidthletics.de] (http://www.leichtathletik.de/aktuelles/news-detail/80759 wm-norm-alexander-Stepanov-brilling-mit-14417-minute) reports that this has been the best time of a German mid-stretcher for over 20 years and Stepanov is thus seventh place in the eternal German best list catapulted - only one hundredth behind the Olympic champion Nils Schumann.

Stepanov demonstrated impressive control over the entire racing distance. The young athlete tactically caught the race and overtook the Belgian Pieter Sisk shortly before the finish line, who finished 1: 44.07 minutes. Over the entire distance, not only Stepanov, but also Malik Skupin-Alfa from the LG Offenburg, which took fifth place with its new best time of 1: 45.13 minutes. Jolanda Kallabis (FT 1844 Freiburg) also increased her best time to 2: 01.80 minutes, while Hannah Odendahl (SC Krefeld) took second place in the women with a time of 2: 04.42 minutes.

A look back at Stepanov's career

Alexander Stepanov's recent successes are all the more remarkable when you consider that he only won gold over 800 meters at the German indoor championships in Leipzig a few months ago. At that time he had set up a best performance of 1: 48.97 minutes before a wrist break forced him to take a break. According to athletics-sindelfingen.com, Stepanov showed a strong performance in the semifinals, qualified with a win and crowned his return in the final with a new best of 1: 48.75 minutes.

his latest success has also sparked interest in the eternal German leaderboard. The German record of Willi Wülbeck, set up in 1983 in Helsinki, is 1: 43.65 minutes. Stepanov's closeness to this record makes him a topic of conversation in the German athletics circus. It is only 52 hundredths of a second from Wülbeck's record and overtakes an additional name of this performance - René Herms, which was last faster in 2004.

A look at the leaderboard

What a development! Alexander Stepanov has blossomed into a serious candidate for the next generation of the German Middle Streckler. With his talent and his current achievements, we can be curious to see how far he will bring it. The upcoming competitions should be exciting! Does he keep this trend? One thing is certain: the athletics scene in Germany has another star in the sky.