Weißhaidinger wins in Eisenstadt with 66.11 metres – Jacobs sprints 9.67 seconds

The athlete regarded the winning distance as remarkable given the difficult external circumstances. „Die Siegesweite von 66,11 m ist bei diesen Bedingungen sehr hoch zu bewerten, das taugt mir natürlich", explained Weißhaidinger. The competition was part of the Continental Tour and classified as a Silver Meeting.

Alongside the discus, there were two other Austrian victories: Lisa Gruber won the pole vault with a height of 4.00 metres, and Magdalena Lindner took the women's 100 metres in 11.06 seconds. The home athletes thus underlined their form with a view to the upcoming international highlights.

Jacobs' sprint causes a stir

The appearance of Lamont Marcell Jacobs attracted great international attention. The Italian double Olympic champion sprinted the 100 metres in 9.67 seconds, with which he would theoretically have recorded the second-fastest officially measured time ever. However, the performance was not added to the record books because the tailwind was too strong. Only Usain Bolt's world record of 9.58 seconds, set in 2009 in Berlin, would have been faster.

Weißhaidinger is already looking ahead to his upcoming tasks. The Austrian national championships in Innsbruck are on the programme in three weeks. However, the real season goal is the European Championships in Birmingham, with qualification scheduled for August 11 and the final for August 13. As Weißhaidinger stressed, „wartet das Saisonhighlight" – an indication of the importance he attaches to the continental championship.

Outlook: national championships and European Championships in Birmingham

The discus competition in Eisenstadt is regarded as something of a home game for the Upper Austrian, who regularly produces top performances in the region. With his sixth success in Burgenland, Weißhaidinger cemented his exceptional standing in the discipline and underlined his ambitions for the upcoming European Championships.

Overall, the meeting delivered top sporting performances despite the adverse weather conditions. The combination of home victories and international highlights made the event a successful start to the hot phase of the 2026 athletics season.

The Continental Tour Silver Meetings are an important fixture on the international competition calendar and serve many athletes as a benchmark ahead of major championships. For Weißhaidinger, his appearance in Eisenstadt was further evidence that, at the age of 34, he still belongs to the world's elite in discus throwing.