Angelica Moser once again demonstrated nerves of steel. Several times, especially on her winning jump at 4.80m, the Zurich native living in Jura touched or made the bar tremble. But it held firm. At 27, she claimed her seventh European title, her third at the elite level following her victories in the junior and U23 categories. A regular at Athletissima (notably finishing third in 2020), Angelica outperformed Slovenian Tina Sutej (4.75m), before attempting 4.89m for a cherry on top – but this time, without success.
Annik Kälin made a strong impression right from her first attempt, leaping 6.90m – 13 cm beyond her national indoor record and 6 cm ahead of the outdoor record she co-holds with Irene Pusterla. One might have thought this incredible jump would end the competition early. But Italy’s Larissa Iapichino responded with a 6.94m jump on her third attempt to take the gold. Primarily a heptathlete, Annik Kälin had never experienced such success at a major championship.
Simon Ehammer also had every reason to celebrate his silver medal in the heptathlon. He smashed his national record, raising it to 6506 points, thanks mainly to his strengths in the 60m and 60m hurdles, as well as his remarkable improvement in the 1000m (setting a record at 2:41.76). Ehammer – third in the long jump at Athletissima in 2024 – was already the reigning world champion in the heptathlon. In Apeldoorn, he was only surpassed by Norway’s Sander Skotheim, who set a European record with 6558 points.
