Mega spat at the Olympics
“The most disrespectful thing I’ve ever experienced”
The Netherlands and Germany fought a real Olympic thriller for field hockey gold on Thursday. In the penalty shoot-out, "Oranje" came out on top by the narrowest of margins. After a provocation, the players' fuses blew. "The most disrespectful thing I've ever experienced," scolded Germany's Jean-Paul Danneberg.
The Dutch men's field hockey team won the gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Paris. The "Oranje" team defeated Germany 3:1 on penalties in a thrilling final game, which was tied 1:1 after regulation time. The reigning European champions thus defeated the world champions.
Duco Telgenkamp caused an unpleasant scene: When the victory was certain, Holland's decisive shooter ran towards the German keeper Jean-Paul Danneberg. He put his finger to his mouth and provoked his opponent. The Germans were not prepared to put up with this and a wild scuffle ensued.
"The Dutch are afraid of us," Danneberg had emphasized before the duel. Now Telgenkamp has apparently returned the favor.
"Such a bad winner"
"That was the most disrespectful thing I've ever experienced in sport. I don't know how you can be such a bad winner," Danneberg is quoted as saying by Bild. The German has no sympathy for Telgenkamp's action. "It's the best moment of his life and he gets booed at the award ceremony for it."
It was the Netherlands' third men's Olympic gold medal after those in Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000. Like three years ago in Tokyo, bronze went to India, who beat Spain 2:1 in the small final.
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