Judoka Eduard Trippel from Rüsselsheim landed at Frankfurt Airport that evening with two medals in his luggage. Back home.
At the Olympic Games in Tokyo, the Rüsselsheimer sensationally won silver in the individual as well as bronze with the German mixed team. A huge success for the 24-year-old, which came as a bit of a surprise: it was due to a small performance slump before: “For a few years my head wasn’t going so well. I was too nervous at competitions. But now, at the right time , I figured it out: I went into the fight with a smile. That meant I was no longer nervous, but motivated, “said Trippel to our reporter.” I made up my mind to enjoy the games and said that the medals would come . And that’s exactly what happened then. “
Trippel: “The Olympic Village: Awesome!”
Trippel particularly liked the Olympic there, he said on the FFH microphone: “Awesome! It was my first Olympic Games.” With his two medals, the Rüsselsheim resident made history, as he says himself: “It just feels mega. Silver in the individual feels even better: That’s what I came for. But to get bronze as a team: That makes it all the nicer . “
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