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The European Masters Championships, held in San Sebastian in Spain last week, turned out very well for Heri Ziska. Last week we wrote about the bronze medal Heri won in the hammer. But that turned out to be only the beginning. On Friday he competed again, this time in the discus. And although Heri did not throw to his very best, he finished in a safe bronze-medal position with 41.36 metres.
But Heri still wasn’t finished. Yesterday it was the weight throw. The weight throw is not a regular Olympic or World Championship throwing event, but it is used as the fifth event in the throws pentathlon. In a competition where the top seven were fairly evenly matched, Heri once again managed to take third place, and so won his third bronze medal of the championships.
Former Bragdið runner Evald við Garð was also in San Sebastian, where he ran the 800 metres. Evald was in the first of the three heats. Even though they are past 40, these men can run fast. Although Evald ran 2:11.13, he had to settle for fifth place and was two and a half seconds too slow to make the final.
Heri Ziska won three bronze medals at the European Masters Championships. Heri throws in the 45+ age group. This photo was taken at Tórsbreyt.
