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We are looking back on 11 days of sport and our The Roofs festival, which took place in Olympiapark, at Königsplatz, the Olympic Regatta Centre and further sport venues around Munich.

Memorable moments: The Roofs festival

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&nbsp;Published on 14 September 2022&nbsp;Following the biggest multi-sport event in Germany since the 1972 Olympic Games, we are looking back on 11 days of sport and our The Roofs festival, which took place in Olympiapark, at Königsplatz, the Olympic Regatta Centre and further sport venues around Munich. The event started with our grand Opening including stars like Sportfreunde Stiller and Marteria, but what else happened in the days that followed? Let’s wind back time and take stock.&nbsp;The diverse programme had something to offer for young and old, music lovers, foodies, art connoisseurs, sport enthusiasts and everything in between. And best of all, it was free of charge!&nbsp;

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772 programme items were divided onto 11 Roofs – each with its own themed world: Music and creativity met kids’ play, tradition and so much more.&nbsp;150 different artists among them LUNA, ELIF and GAYLE honoured the Central Stage. While projects such as the Sports Badge and the Champions Garden honed in on everyone’s understanding of sustainability and what each of us can do day-to-day. In total, 1.47 million visitors came to experience Munich 2022 with their senses in person. And they&nbsp;completed 30,000 challenges with 4,000 people earning their Sports Badge, trying out all nine Olympic sports that crowned new European champions at Munich 2022. All of the medallists were given a potted plant to add to the Champions Garden and leave behind a lasting legacy instead of a soon-to-be-wilted-bouquet.&nbsp;

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All medal ceremonies for athletics and the <a href="https://www.munich2022.com/en/memorable-moments-carabana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fair Play Award for Nahuel Carabaña</a> were handed out to their respective new owners in front of the up-close fans and diverse festival crowd. Just a stone throw away children could play in their own world; tech fans were able to learn about upcoming technology and art connoisseurs followed along as graffiti artists brought a new piece of art to life over the timespan of the event.&nbsp;The festival was a space for everyone. And we hope you too will hold on to these memories. If you want to relive all the highlights of The Roofs, head over to our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theroofs_munich/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram account</a>.&nbsp;

Dutzende Menschen sitzen auf den Rasenstufen vor der Central Stage auf dem Olympiasee während dem Festival The Roofs und lauschen dem Konzert der Münchner Symphoniker.

Festival The Roofs

We are looking back on 11 days of sport and our The Roofs festival, which took place in Olympiapark, at Königsplatz, the Olympic Regatta Centre and further sport venues around Munich.

Memorable moments: The Roofs festival 

Let’s talk about the oldest and youngest medallists of Munich 2022: 16-year-old gymnast Angelina Andreoli and 59-year-old table tennis player Xia Lian Ni.

Memorable moments: oldest and youngest medallists

Published on 12 September 2022175 sets of medals were awarded at the European Championships Munich 2022. We’ve already covered how four athletes managed to win three gold medals, two countries swept the podium and summed up all newly set records. But Munich 2022 had even more in store and more we can reminisce about.The age gap between the oldest and youngest medallist – both happen to be female – is astounding, so let’s talk about the successes of 16-year-old gymnast Angelina Andreoli and 59-year-old table tennis player Xia Lian Ni.

59-YEAR-OLD NI BAGS MEDAL FOUR DECADES AFTER WORLD TITLES

Luxembourg’s Xia Lian Ni keeps showing table tennis fans that age is just a number. The 59-year-old, who won two gold medals at the 1983 world championships, secured a spot on the women’s doubles podium as she and partner Sarah De Nutte won their quarterfinal. “It’s wonderful,” Ni said. “It’s always a challenge. Everybody is very strong, and we are very satisfied until now.” Ni was born in Shanghai, where she made the Chinese national team in 1979, aged 16.

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She won her first world championships medals representing China before moving to Europe and eventually Luxembourg, which she has represented since 1991. With De Nutte, 29, she won bronze at last year’s world championships. Heading into the semi-finals, the pair secured bronze, but she is as hungry for victories as ever. “I’m always motivated. If you have no motivation, you better stay home,” Ni said.

16-YEAR-OLD ANDREOLI CLAIMS FIRST INTERNATIONAL MEDALS

On the other hand, Italy’s Angela Andreoli wasn’t even born until 6 June 2006. Yet the young gymnast seems to also be on a great path, seeing she too is part of the national team at the tender age of 16. Having just turned old enough to compete in the senior division and therefore at Munich 2022 Andreoli showed that talent and grit are more important than age when she became the youngest Munich 2022 medallist.

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First, the Italian won gold in the team all-around, which was spear-headed by her compatriot Asia D’Amato. Later in the week, Andreoli followed the success up with an individual bronze medal on floor exercise, showing that she can hold her own against the very best in all of Europe.

Italy's Angela Andreoli is in the middle of a wolf turn on floor exercise, where the 16-year-old went to win individual bronze.

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Let’s talk about the oldest and youngest medallists of Munich 2022: 16-year-old gymnast Angelina Andreoli and 59-year-old table tennis player Xia Lian Ni.

Here is a quick recap on all the amazing records that were broken at the European Championships Munich 2022.

Memorable moments: Record-breaking

Published on 9 September&nbsp;The multi-sport event Munich 2022 has been record-breaking in many ways. But that is not to say that the athletes competing in the nine Olympic sports didn’t actually break records in Bavaria’s capital, because they did – more often than you might realise.&nbsp;Here is a quick recap on all the amazing records that were broken at Munich 2022:&nbsp;

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With 50 medal decisions athletics awarded the most medals, giving chance to the most athletes to show record-breaking performances. Over the seven days of competition almost a dozen championship records were equalled or set.&nbsp;The long jump Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou’s leapt to an unheard of 8.52 m setting a championship record. While Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs equalled the 100 m best of 9.95 s which Zharnel Hughes, who placed second, set at the first instalment of the European Championships in 2018.&nbsp;

As the 35 km race walk had its debut at Munich 2022 both winners ended up with a “CR”, though neither time will be easy to beat in upcoming years.&nbsp;Meanwhile, two athletes in the men’s discus are upping one another contently. In the qualifying Kristjan Čeh threw 69.06 m but his record didn’t hold long because Mykolas Alekna won gold with a new record of 69.78 m.&nbsp;On top of his double double Jacob Ingebrigsten finished the 1500m final in a record time of 3:32.76 min.&nbsp;Over double the distance and including obstacles Luiza Gega of Albania pushed not only herself but also Germany’s Lea Meyer to go sub the old championship record from 2010, winning the steeplechase race in 9:11.31 min.

Even more teamwork is required when it comes to the relay. The 4x100 m team of Great Britain and Northern Ireland didn’t only make it through but crossed the finish line in 37.67 s – a feat no other team had ever succeeded in at the European championships.&nbsp;Something we see even more rarely is when an event is catapulted into new heights on both the men’s and women’s side of things. Here two 400m hurdlers and pole vaulters showed us how it’s done.&nbsp;

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After a rather devastating miss on a medal at the World Championships in Eugene due to a recent hamstring injury, Karsten Warholm came to Munich with a vengeance. The Norwegian world record holder held on to his 2018 title with a dominating performance of 47.12 s over the 400 m hurdles smashing the old record which had been upheld since 1982.&nbsp;Femke Bol started her never-seen-before triple gold series with a won over the 400 metres lap, continuing with a championship record over the 400 m hurdles in 52.67 s and completed by a 4x400 m relay gold. <a href="https://www.munich2022.com/en/memorable-moments-triple-threats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">More on how the flying Dutchwoman and three further triple threats went for triple gold here.</a>

Pole vault royalty

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Surely, no one had expected for Wilma Murto to equal the championship record of 4.85 m in pole vault and win the coveted title, least of all herself. But the Finn broke her national record thrice in the competition to go toe-to-toe with Greece’s Aikaterini Stefanidi who had set the record in 2018.&nbsp;On the men’s side of things, however, the question wasn’t really who was going to win but how high he would go. Armand Duplantis had upped his own world record four times already and doesn’t seem like stopping any time soon. Despite the heavy rain fall before the pole vaulters turn and the slight chill the Swede added a centimetre to his own record from 2018, winning an undisputed gold with 6.06 m.&nbsp;

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But not only the track and field athletes and race walkers delivered. In canoe sprint, too, many a European best is now dated August 2022.&nbsp;Like in the va’a single VL3 200m, where the British Charlotte Henshaw finished in 57.020 s and her compatriot Jack Eyers, broke his own European best with a time of 47.214 s. Meanwhile Lillemor Köper of Germany also set a new time to beat with her best of 1:20.886 in the va’a single VL1 200m. Another phenomenal para-athlete is Laura Sugar, who ended her final with a sweet European best of 47.443 s in the women’s kayak single KL3 200 m.&nbsp;

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Emma Wiggs broke her own European best from early 2018 in the women’s single KL2 200m with an incredible time of 47.845 s.&nbsp;Both KL1 200 m bests were overwritten as well. On the women’s side Edina Müller crossed the line at 52.776 s, while Péter Kiss set the men’s record at 46.400 s.&nbsp;The very last finals were the canoe single 5000 m races, and María Corbera ended the championships at the Olympic Regatta Centre with a bang as she set another record on the crystal-clear water as she finished the race in 25:46.953 min.&nbsp;

Luiza Gega from Albania can't believe she just won the athletics women's 3000m steeplechase competition

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Here is a quick recap on all the amazing records that were broken at the European Championships Munich 2022.

For three German greats, the home European Championships proved to be the perfect stage to say goodbye to professional sport: All about the farewell of Artur Abele, Kim Bui and Lisa Brennauer.

Memorable Moments: These athletes said goodbye

Published on 7 September 2022&nbsp;&nbsp;With the conclusion of the European Championships Munich 2022, the final curtain fell on many an illustrious career. It was time to say goodbye in Munich, sometimes more, sometimes less quietly.For three German greats, the home European Championships proved to be the perfect stage for their farewell to professional sport: Decathlete Artur Abele, gymnast Kim Bui and cyclist Lisa Brennauer offered the audience memorable and emotional final performances.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

DECATHLON KING HANDS OVER CROWN

Arthur Abele's career was hindered by many injuries. But through it all there were sweet moments to celebrate. At the first edition of the 2018 European Championships, the decathlete crowned himself king of track and field in Berlin and thus entered Munich as the defending champion.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As bittersweet as his athletics life was, his last competition turned out to be just as much of a rollercoaster ride. Abele truly went through all available emotions in Olympiastadion. The second decathlon day started with a moment of shock for the 36-year-old. A false start over the 110m hurdles, followed by a red card and a disqualification. After which the German team lodged a protest.

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Regardless of the outcome, Abele moved on to the next discipline, the discus throw, wanting to finish his last ever decathlon. During the competition, the jury's decision followed, and it was in his favour. And so, he went from the field back to the track: Abele was allowed to complete the hurdle sprint on his own while the crowd cheered him on.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the end, he competed all events and ended up in 15th place with a score of 7662 points. On the traditional lap of honour of all decathletes, Abele was overcome by his emotions and was completely overwhelmed when his opponents lined up in a formation in his honour. Abele ran through it amid tears and cheers - a sweet end to a long career and a worthy send-off for a former athletics king.

A GERMAN GREAT SAYS GOODBYE

It will be an unusual sight to no longer see Kim Bui in a gymnastics leotard at a major international event. Especially since she has been a member of the national team without interruption since 1999. Many of her competitors at Munich 2022 were not even born at that time.&nbsp;&nbsp;Bui made her first international appearance as a junior at the European Youth Olympic Festival in 2003 - the first entry in a more than impressive portfolio. The 33-year-old looks back on participations in ten European Championships, six World Championships and three Olympic Games.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And although she has seen and experienced a lot in her career, there was something historic to celebrate in Munich’s Olympiahalle. In the team final, Germany won bronze, the first ever European team medal for German gymnasts.

Bui was visibly lost for words by the success and the euphoria of the audience: "This is simply unbelievable. This is the best thing for me. This is so crazy, so fantastic. It's really incredible, I just can't put it into words."&nbsp;&nbsp;It didn't remain the only time she struggled for the right words. The Tübingen native had qualified for the apparatus final on uneven bars - her last routine as a competitive gymnast. Bui finished fifth, while another deserving German gymnast, Elisabeth Seitz, sensationally won gold.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;“It's hard to put into words how I feel now, but it was just really great to be able to experience this again today. The crowd was sensational, and it was so nice to be in such a bars final again, also together with Elisabeth Seitz. That she (Seitz) has now won gold is of course sensational and we will really celebrate tonight what we have achieved here together as a team. That's why it's very hard to describe my feelings - it's just amazing.”

TITLE HOLDER AND COLLECTOR

From little figurines to stamps, a wide variety of objects can ignite the passion for collecting. Lisa Brennauer's collection, however, is something few can match. The 34-year-old has plenty of precious metal at home, preferably from World and European Championships, and that in both road and track cycling. She completed her collection at the European Championships with medals number 26 and 27. Her illustrious career also includes three appearances at the Olympic Games, which she crowned with gold in the team pursuit in Tokyo.&nbsp;Munich 2022 offered the Kempten-born athlete a fitting farewell. She not only enjoyed the closeness to her home country and the cheers of the German fans but was also able to do one last lap in both disciplines - on the track and on the road.

At Messe München, the exceptional athlete secured silver in the single pursuit and gold in the team pursuit, together with Franziska Brauße, Lisa Klein and Mieke Kröger. After a rather disappointing 12th place in the individual time trial, it was back on the road for a final encore on the final day. The race ended with a bunch sprint. Which Brennauer eventually finished in fourth place.&nbsp;&nbsp;“After the finish it took me some time to realise that I finished fourth in my very last race, but nevertheless I am happy even without winning a medal,” Brennauer said.&nbsp;“The atmosphere here today and to compete once more with the team was something special. But the whole two weeks in Munich were just great. I will definitely miss the spectators. Especially when you can experience an atmosphere like this on your very last race, that is something that will stay in your memory forever.”&nbsp;Besides the memory, there was another souvenir from the Bavarian capital - a piece of the original track. The journey home and subsequently the transport was a short one, and who knows, maybe a new passion for collecting will grow out of this.

Germany's Lisa Brennauer waves at the crowd, saying her goodbyes after the women's road race. In her hand she hold the piece of the track she was gifted.

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For three German greats, the home European Championships proved to be the perfect stage to say goodbye to professional sport: All about the farewell of Artur Abele, Kim Bui and Lisa Brennauer.

Memorable Moments: These athletes said goodbye 

At Munich 2022 both Poland and France achieved basically unheard of podium sweeps in speed climbing and triathlon. Here's how.

Memorable moments: Poland and France sweep podiums

Published on 5 September 2022&nbsp;&nbsp;Looking back at Munich 2022 you think of some of the great sporting moments and who stood on the podium and won one of the 175 coveted gold medals. For one we have realised that some athletes won three golds, and that the youngest medallist is 16 whilst the oldest is 59, but we also came to the conclusion that we had two podiums sweeps!&nbsp;A podium sweep is where a team or nation comes in first, second and third, thereby winning all medals. It’s rare, but both Poland and France can pat themselves on the back knowing they dominate Europe in one of Munich 2022’s nine Olympic sports.&nbsp;

SPEED CLIMBING: POLISH SEMIFINALS

The women's speed climbing final was quite the sight to see. Though, we already knew early on that all medals would go to one country. Because all four semifinalists in the women's speed climbing knock-out style final were from Poland! Heartbreakingly, the Kałucka twin sisters had to compete against one another in their semifinal.&nbsp;Aleksandra won and just like that two Polish Aleksandras made the speed final. World record holder Aleksandra Mirosław secured gold, thus living up to her role as favourite while Aleksandra Kałucka claimed silver. Her twin Natalia Kałucka won the small final to clinch bronze.

TRIATHLON TRIPLE TROUBLE: FRENCH MEN ALL IN 

In the men's triathlon, the uphill battle on Olympiaberg determined the leaders on the ascent in the second lap. Three Frenchmen and a Hungarian overtook the Portuguese João Pereira. Then, on the third lap, Frenchman Léo Bergere took the lead and consolidated his advantage over the climbs, followed by his compatriot Pierre Le Corre. A fierce battle for third place broke out among their pursuers, which Dorian Coninx decided in his favour. And before we knew it the incredibly exciting race ended with a rare podium sweep! Here is what the French medallists had to say:The gold medallist Bergere explained how much the success means to him: “So glad to win this title. Finally, I have won a race. I am so used to second and third place. I wanted to take first today and also to share this with my teammates and friends. We really went for it on the bike.”&nbsp;

Le Corre knows what it’s like to win, but the feeling at Olympiaberg and the podium sweep make it different altogether. “Four years ago, I won and we know that was amazing with all the media and all the fans and we wanted to be really good together. We knew that we are a strong team but being 1-2-3 – this is crazy.”&nbsp;Coninx, too, can’t quite believe the feat they have been able to accomplish: “This does not happen a lot in triathlon, especially in a race like this. It was incredible, the course was really nice. I am sure I will remember this race to the end of my life.”&nbsp;

The women's speed climbing podium of Muich 2022 stands besides each other, holding up their medals and potted plants they have just received.

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At Munich 2022 both Poland and France achieved basically unheard of podium sweeps in speed climbing and triathlon. Here's how.

Memorable moments: Poland and France sweep podiums 

Nahuel Carabaña from Andorra helped up the fallen Dane Axel Vang Christensen in the first 3000m steeplechase heat. For this he received a fairness award and a tree in his honour.

Memorable moments: The grand gesture

&nbsp;Published 2 September 2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It was a Tuesday to remember at the European Athletics Championships. Most will remember the electrifying successes by Gina Lückenkemper and Niklas Kaul, who helped create a magical night in Munich's Olympiastadion and sent the home crowd into a frenzy of joyful bliss. The applause seemed like it may never cease, however, it had already begun during the morning session, far away from any medal decisions, when a 22-year-old runner from Andorra made headlines - in the most heart-warming way imaginable.&nbsp;&nbsp;

It is 16 August 2022, the second day of the track and field action at the European Championships Munich 2022. And at 11:40, the first heat of the 3000m steeplechase starts. 17 runners are fighting for a place in the final, including Nahuel Carabaña from Andorra and the Dane Axel Vang Christensen. A good five and a half minutes after they got underway, the two are in the focus of the cameras and the eyes of the audience, for they are the protagonists of a great fair play gesture that goes will go around the world.&nbsp;When the leading Christensen tumbles over the obstacle first after the bend on the back stretch and remains unmoving on the track, it is Carabaña who stops, turns around and helps his opponent. However, the 18-year-old Dane's face is contorted in pain and he cannot get up. To prevent the Dane from lying right behind the obstacle, Carabaña reaches under his arms and pulls him from the inner to the outer lanes, where he is finally treated by the medical staff and carried out of the stadium on a stretcher.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Carabaña's dream of making it to the final had long shattered. He finishes the race dead last, but to the thunderous applause from the crowd, who appreciates his good nature. It is a gesture that helps to shape Munich 2022, evokes the values of sport and makes waves internationally. It is also a gesture that quite literally leaves its mark on Olympiapark.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Together with Dr Jenő Kamuti, the President of the International Fair Play Committee (CIFP), the Andorran was allowed to plant a tree in Olympiapark on the final day of the European Championships. The 85-year-old Kamuti had travelled to Munich specially to honour Carabaña. On Sunday evening, he also presented him with the "Special Fair Play Trophy" on behalf of the CIFP and the European Championships Munich 2022.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Marion Schöne, Managing Director of Olympiapark München GmbH, was also among the well-wishers, as was Sabine Schölzel, who presented a cheque for 2022 euros on behalf of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe. Carabaña donated the entire sum to "Associació de Malalties Minoritàries d'Andorra", a non-profit association that campaigns against minority abuse.&nbsp;&nbsp;“It was only natural for me to help the fallen runner during the race. In such a moment, camaraderie in sport counts more than competition,” says Carabaña. “I am very honoured to receive the Special Fair Play Trophy and be remembered with a tree in Olympiapark. This achievement will make European Championships Munich 2022 all the more memorable for me.”&nbsp;The honour is all ours.&nbsp;

Hindernisläufer Nahuel Carabaña und Dr. Jenő Kamuti, Präsidenten des International Fair Play Committees, pflanzen gemeinsam im Olympiapark einen Baum.

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Nahuel Carabaña from Andorra helped up the fallen Dane Axel Vang Christensen in the first 3000m steeplechase heat. For this he received a fairness award and a tree in his honour.

Memorable moments: A grand gesture

Munich 2022 is over, and looking back we don't just remember the sporting action and the festival The Roofs but also our lovely mascot Gfreidi.

Memorable moments: Gfreidi, a mascot to fall for

Published on 31 August 2022Our <a href="https://www.munich2022.com/en/gfreidi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lively mascot Gfreidi</a> diligently completed its on-event duties and entertained the crowd during Munich 2022. Did you catch a glimpse of the squirrel in person or on TV? Either way you couldn’t have kept up with this lively, active, curious, and clever mascot.&nbsp;&nbsp;Because it felt like Gfreidi was everywhere at once. Our mascot went to every single competition venue, no matter the weather. Rain in the city centre at Königsplatz or Odeonsplatz? No problem. A cloudy day in Olympiastadion or on Olympiaberg? It didn’t even realise the cool air in its excitement – and partly thanks to its fur. Or maybe a session indoors at Olympiahalle or Rudi-Sedlymayer-Halle despite a sunny day with a fresh breeze? There was always another sun ray to enjoy after watching table tennis and gymnastics live.&nbsp;

Sport was always our mascot’s priority and wherever the squirrel appeared, fun was guaranteed. It inspired everyone nearby, tried out some of the sports and sometimes even caused a stir with his cheeky squirrel manner – with a wink of course.&nbsp;Gfreidi is multi-faceted which made the native Munich squirrel the perfect face for our diverse multi-sport event, and it didn’t mind helping out wherever necessary.&nbsp;Cheering on our athletes from the sidelines and on the field of play? Somehow, it just had to get rid of the nerves and energy.&nbsp;

Another of its favourite activities during Munich 2022 was to hype up the crowd, and you went right along with it. No wonder as Gfreidi had quite a few tricks up its sleeves.&nbsp;

But Gfreidi also helped out before our event in August. For example, our mascot helped during the <a href="https://www.munich2022.com/en/cleanup-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">penultimate Count &amp; Last project</a>, making sure Königsplatz was squeaky clean before the sport climbing walls and the beach volleyball sand arrived.&nbsp;

Do you want to learn more about its story, and how we came up with having a squirrel with a traditional Bavarian hat as a mascot? If so, then <a href="https://www.munich2022.com/en/mascot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">find out about Gfreidi’s origin here.</a>&nbsp;

Gfredi heizt die Menge am Königsplatz ein und startet eine Laolawelle.

Beachvolleyball Gfreidi

Munich 2022 is over, and looking back we don't just remember the sporting action and the festival The Roofs but also our lovely mascot Gfreidi.

Munich 2022 cannot only be described with feelings and emotions, but also with hard facts and figures. Here is what our calculators say.

Memorable moments: Crunching the numbers

Published on 29 August 2022After eleven days of the European Championships Munich 2022 with emotional and magical moments and overwhelming images, we have gotten to the core of it all and crunched some numbers. Because Munich 2022 cannot only be described with feelings and emotions, but also with hard facts and figures. Here is what our calculators say:&nbsp;

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SPORTING STATISTICS 

They were the stars of the show: 4,024 athletes competed in Munich. They represented 50 nations from all over Europe, plus two special teams. In athletics, two runners - Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed and Tachlowini Gabriyesos - competed for the Athlete Refugee Team. In triathlon, Jeanne Lehair represented Team World Triathlon on a country-neutral basis. In the future, the French-born athlete will compete for Luxembourg - a mere formality, but one that was not yet completed for the European Championships.&nbsp;The 4,024 athletes competed in nine Olympic sports, which could hardly be more different, and yet all had one big goal in mind, a European championship title. In the end, 175 sets of medals were awarded. In both rowing and paracanoe one of the originally planned finals did not take place.&nbsp;

FESTIVITIES AND FESTIVAL FEELINGS

The sporting achievements and the free festival The Roofs did not only attract the people of Munich, but guests from all over Germany, Europe and the world who got to enjoy the unique atmosphere in Olympiapark and at the other venues. The organisers' goal was already achieved before the end of the event: And in total, they were honoured and pleased to welcome 1.47 million visitors.&nbsp;They cheered and inspired the athletes to top performances. However, there was not only sport to watch, but also to participate in: The Munich 2022 Sports Badge invited both young and old to take part in their very own mini-European Championships and try out the nine sports. Exactly 4,000 sports badges were successfully completed – congratulations to all!

The sports badge was just one of many offers in the free and colourful supporting programme. The Roofs accompanied Munich 2022 with culture, music, art, food and drinks and much more. Eleven Roofs presented themselves as individual theme worlds - from the Technology Roof for technology enthusiasts to the Heimat Roof for Bavarian flair and the Kids Roofs for the youngest of our guests. With 772 programme items and more than 150 different artists the hardest part was knowing you were spoilt for choice. Either way, the choice was always the right one, as the beaming faces and bright eyes testified.&nbsp;

HELPING HANDS 

Hard-working sets of hands were at work behind the scenes to manage this gigantic project. Over 6,000 volunteers were assigned, and each and every one of them deserves a huge thank you. They prepared the fields of play, conducted interviews in the mixed zone, greeted the guests with a smile or welcomed the teams in the hotels. The tasks were manifold. The Local Organising Committee also received support from service providers and freelancers - a total of 1,595 staff members were on site. A total of 29,422 accreditations were issued, from the teams and volunteers to the representatives of media and TV, who reported live from Munich and the surrounding area. And that brings us to the last big set of figures.&nbsp;

PICTURES AROUND THE (SPORTS) WORLD

Be it emotional farewells, outstanding records, impressive backdrops, touching fair play moments or magical nights in Olympiastadion - Munich 2022 wrote movie-worthy stories. And its pictures went around the world.&nbsp;The nine sports resulted in over 700 hours of live coverage. Over 1,000 clips were produced by the host broadcaster. 40 international TV and radio stations covered the European Championships. And if you add all the digital platforms and on-demand coverage, that's 3,500 hours of top-notch sport on over 50 channels.&nbsp;These figures not only make pocket calculators overheat, but also confirm what our gut feeling has long been telling us: The European Championships Munich 2022 were truly a fairy tale and will be remembered for a long time.&nbsp;

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Aerial view of the men's triathlon at Munich 2022 during the bike section

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Munich 2022 cannot only be described with feelings and emotions, but also with hard facts and figures.&nbsp;Here is what our calculators say.

Four outstanding athletes accomplished the unthinkable at the European Championships Munich 2022. Femke Bol, Joe Fraser, Janja Garnbret and Emma Hinze won three separate gold medals from the 175 medal decisions.

Memorable moments: Triple threats Bol, Fraser, Garnbret and Hinze

Published on 26 August 2022175 sets of medals were awarded at Munich 2022. Both, in our live blog and daily reviews we shared with you all of our medallists and winners. And each and every one of them is cut from the same piece of cloth we’d all like to be made of. To win a European championship title, especially at such a multi-sport event, is something special, something memorable and frankly a once in a lifetime experience - at least for most.In this piece we want to share with you the accomplishments of four outstanding athletes who beat the odds in Bavaria’s capitol and delivered top-notch performances multiple times. Across four sports, four experts of their crafts won not just one, or two, but three titles. Yes, you have read that right! Four professionals ended up with three gold medals each as there was no stopping them.&nbsp;So, let’s talk about the one-lap wonder Femke Bol, gymnastics god Joe Fraser, climbing queen Janja Garnbret and cycling speedster Emma Hinze. By the way: We are presenting the top of the crop in alphabetical order, because how could one choose who is more elite as they all are unmatched in their field.&nbsp;

Femke Bol

The flying Dutchwoman Femke Bol chased after an unprecedented one-lap double at Munich 2022 and pulled it off in style. She crossed the finish line in the 400m final half a second clear in 49.44 seconds, a personal best and the fastest by any European this year.&nbsp;Little more than 12 hours later Bol showed little sign of the tiredness in her legs when she returned to Olympiastadion, cruising through the third semi-final of the 400m hurdles with consummate ease. The day after, the Dutch sprinter completed her quest to win the unique one-lap double when she added the 400m hurdles gold to the 400m flat title. The Dutch flyer didn’t just win again, however, she utterly dominated the race and took the title with a championship record of 52.67 seconds, eclipsing a mark that had stood unchallenged since 2010.&nbsp;But that’s not all, Bol produced yet another stunning one-lap run to take the Dutch women’s 4x400m relay quartet from fourth to first on the final leg and capture her third gold of the championships.&nbsp;

Joe Fraser

Gymnast Joe Fraser won the men's all-around in Munich's historic Olympiahalle, and with it he made himself the first Briton to win European all-around gold ever! He finished with a total of 85.565 points, showing difficult and clean routines on the six apparatus.&nbsp;The next day Great Britain, spearheaded by the recently crowned European all-around champion, claimed gold in the team final - by a landslide. There was no chance of beating them, even before the end of the last rotation.&nbsp;

Afterwards, Fraser still had apparatus finals to compete in: However, the best qualifier and European all-around champion, could not manage to show a mistake-free pommel horse routine, being forced to steady his handstand twice.But the 2019 world champion put up the score to beat when he showed a flawless and difficult parallel bars routine, which was awarded with 15.333 points. Illia Kovtun also delivered a clean routine to try to take gold from Fraser. And the Ukrainian native did put up the same score, however with a lower execution score. Therefore, Kovtun had to settle for silver. And Fraser won his third gold medal of the week, earning him the right to be featured in this list of extraordinary athletes.&nbsp;

Janja Garnbret

She came with no European sport climbing golds, but Janja Garnbret is leaving with three. In front of an electrified audience, the Slovenian delivered exactly what everyone expected of her: The Olympic champion secured the gold medal in lead climbing - her first medal of the event. The 23-year-old almost topped the route, making it the furthest on the difficult climb up the 15-metre-high wall at Königsplatz.Others would collapse under the pressure, but the Slovenian pulled through crowning herself climbing queen with double gold as she also clinched the top spot in boulder. After she "only" managed one zone on the first boulder, she flashed the two following routes. On the last boulder, like most of the finalists, she only managed one zone.&nbsp;

But that just wasn’t enough: Garnbret went on to also finish first in the new Olympic format of Boulder &amp; Lead, showing once more she is the best European in both disciplines. The soon to be triple European champion had people cheering, stamping their feet and clapping their hands as she scored 199.9 points out of a possible 200 in lead and topped most the routes in boulder.With three more medals for her collection, one might wonder how she'll fit them all in. “When I look at my cabinet and medals, I’m like ‘whoa when did this happen?’ because time flies as I’m competing so much and sometimes you have to stop and realise what you have achieved because it is incredible.”&nbsp;

Emma Hinze

It was the second gold for the German women in track cycling in the first for Emma Hinze. Germany's women had never managed to secure this European title so far. But at Munich 2022 Hinze, Pauline Sophie Grabosch and Lea Sophie Friedrich claimed the title in the team sprint final.&nbsp;Messe München was packed, tickets sold out. Germany loved their track cyclists and were even more happy, that the host country's athletes delivered. Among them also Hinze, who snatched up a second gold in the women's 500m time trial.Before setting herself up for a third gold medal at the European Championships, winning the best-of-three women’s sprint semi-final versus the Dutch cyclist Laurine van Riessen in two heats. Heat 1 of the women’s sprint finals was won by the German but heat 2 went to France’s Mathilde Gros. It was all-or-nothing in the third round, which brought the decision for an exhausted Hinze – her third gold medal at European Championships Munich 2022.&nbsp;

Four triple threats - because three would have been cheesy, right? Four athletes to look at in awe, and four more years until we’ll know the results of the next multi-sport European Championships.

Femke Bol celebrates after winning the athletics women's 400m competition

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Four outstanding athletes accomplished the unthinkable at the European Championships Munich 2022. Femke Bol, Joe Fraser, Janja Garnbret and Emma Hinze won three separate gold medals from the 175 medal decisions.

Sängerin Gayle steht auf der Bühne im Olympiasee und spielt Gitarre. Hinter ihr ist die Bühne hellblau erleuchtet und ihr Name strahlt in Großbuchstaben nach vorne.

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Steeplechaser Nahuel Carabaña from Andorra is presented with the Special Fair Play Trophy by the President of the International Fair Play Committee

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Xia Lian Ni and Sarah De Nutte of Luxembourg hold up their bronze medals after the ceremony and smile into the camera.

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Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy celebrates with the Italian flag after winning the athletics men's 100m sprint

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Karsten Warholm from Norway crosses the finish line after winning the athletics men's 400m hurdles competiton

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Wilma Murto celebrates with the Finnish flag after winning the athletics women's pole vault competition

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Paracanoeist Jack Eyers of Great Britain competing in the Men's VL3 200m at the Olympic Regatta Centre in Munich

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Maria Corbera from Spain celebrates her win in the canoe sprint women's canoe single 500m competition

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At the end of the decathlon all athletes stand in a row to honour Germany's Arthur Abele.

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German gymnasti Kim Bui getting emotional after a standing ovation from the home crowd in Olympiahalle

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The three triathlon medallists stand behind the finish line and hug through their exhaustion.

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Nahuel Carabaña bekommt von Dr. Jenő Kamuti, dem Präsidenten des International Fair Play Committees, einen Fairness-Preis verliehen inklusive einer Trophäe bei der zwei Hände in Bronze zu einandergreifen.

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European Championships Munich 2022 mascot Gfreidi does a handstand on the athletics marathon course

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Mascot Gfreidi is making noise with a drum at Königsplatz, trying to get the crowd to cheer for the climbers.

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European Championships Munich 2022 mascot Gfreidi waves a flag with the words "Get Loud" on it during a bmx freestyle competition

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Gfeidi the mascot is halfway hiding behind the curtain next to the climbing walls with a water gun.

Climbing Gfreidi

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A cyclist stops by at the stand of the Munich 2022 Sports Badge

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Beach volleyball volunteers prepare the court for the upcoming match of the 2022 CEV EuroBeachVolley

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German sprinter Gina Lückenkemper is filmed by a cameraman following her win in the women's 100m

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Joe Fraser from Great Britian in action during the gymnastics qualifications

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Janja Garnbret during the sport climbing women's boulder & lead competition

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Cyclist Emma Hinze of Germany shows off her gold medal on the podium of the women's 500m time trial, smiling and holding up her pot of native plants up in the air.