Christos Franceskakis finished sixth in the hammer throw final at the European Athletics Championships in Munich. The Greek thrower has outdone himself by setting a new individual record with a best throw of 78.20 meters.

Athlete Kostas Papamarkakis improved the all-Greek record among boys under 23 years old. The race started with some delay due to a storm in a German city.

Franceskakis started the race nervous and threw 71.76 meters in the first shot. He then clocked 75.79m, 76.92m and 74.84m, was disqualified fifth and finished with a new personal best.

Pole Wocek Nowitzki, the gold medalist of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, climbed to the top step of the podium. The 33-year-old athlete with a result of 82 meters set the best result in the world this year.

Hungarian Bence Halaz with a throw of 80.92 meters (personal best) won the silver medal. The podium trio was completed by the Norwegian Evid Henriksen.