ABINGDON School’s Christian von Eitzen overcame illness to win a silver medal in the 800m at the German Youth Championships on Sunday.
The 18-year-old, who recently competed for Germany at the European Junior Championships in Sweden, came home in 1min 50.43secs despite being advised not to race due to a cold.
Running for German club LC Rehlingen, von Eitzen advanced to the final in Jena after winning his heat on Saturday, before finishing 1.26secs behind winner Marc Reuther.
“It would have been hard to win even if I was fully fit and healthy,” he said.
It came a week after he came first in the 3x1000m at the Junior Relay Championships in Nuremberg.
ABINGDON AC RESULTS
WATFORD OPEN GRADED MEETING
1500m: 1 A Ede (U15B) 4.55.65pb.
ABINGDON PARKRUN
2 P Fernandez (V40) 17.15, 7 M Lewy (V50) 18.55, 14 A Pennington (JM11-14) 20.16, 17 T Clarke (V45) 20.41, 25 J Oliver (V55) 21.16, 26 M Shepley (V50) 21.18, 58 G Pennington (JW15-17) 24.17, 59 J Pennington (LV45) 24.28, 68 G Lean 24.44, 74 E Woosey-Griffin (LV40) 25.25, 77 I Berry (JM10) 25.27pb, 84 C Penton (V50) 25.47, 85 E Twinn (JW11-14) 25.48pb, 96 P Wilson (LV55) 26.25, 109 S Walter (LV55) 27.13, 110 S Fabes (V55) 27.18, 113 C Onions (LV55) 27.30, 121 M Peace (JM10) 28.06pb, 126 A Moger (LV55) 28.19, 129 D Hunter (V50) 28.25, 143 K Lean (LV40) 29.19, 145 O French (SW) 29.20, 157 N Titcombe (LV35) 30.03pb, 163 L Wilson (SW) 30.45, 167 L Hamilton (LV55) 31.07, 171 S Pomeroy (V50) 31.11, 172 B Evans (V65) 31.13, 180 J Worth (LV40) 31.52, 184 N-J Steinke (SW) 32.09, 185 S Trickey (SW) 32.11, 191 P Goddard 32.21, 195 L Astbury (LV45) 33.03, 229 H Bower (LV35) 36.29, 235 S Twinn (LV40) 37.44, 239 D Heller (LV70) 39.01, 240 E Heller (V75) 39.01, 246 B Compton (LV40) 40.39, 256 C Hutchings (SW) 47.18, 258 M Coates (LV45) 48.21.
DIDCOT PARKRUN
1 J Shayler (JM15-17), 3 S Lackman (SW), 5 E Lawton (JM11-14), 27 S Lawton (JM10).
OXFORD PARKRUN
Abingdon AC: 130 H Smith (LV35) 27.02.
HARCOURT HILL PARKRUN
12 N Barwick (V40) 21.39, 28 C Fegan (JM11-14) 25.01, 32 D Fegan (JM11-14) 25.45.
FOREST OF DEAN PARKRUN
77 A Newton (JM10) 27.35, 78 J Newton (V40) 27.37, 123 C Newton (JW10) 36.36.
LONG MEADOW, TAUNTON, PARKRUN
21 J Moore (V50) 20.37pb, 57 J Moore (JM11-14) 23.30, 208 E Moore (LV45) 35.24.
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