VIDEO | Athletics, Tamberi show flies up to 2.37: inside the shoes… the springs

Tamberi wins big and immediately after the jump at 2.37 he takes the springs off his shoes: the show after yet another gold medal for the Italian champion who triumphed at the European Championships in Rome

ROME – Shoes full of springs. The latest stunt-show by ‘Gimbo’ Tamberi. Who won gold in the high jump at the European Athletics Championships in Rome accompanying the success with one of his shows. Ended by taking out dozens of springs from the shoes worn to jump… But the show began immediately, to the rhythm of the music, with deejays on the platform. The lucky half-beard and the gold-colored shoes, acclaimed by the fans of the Curva Sud where the tricolor flags were flying. The dream was that of another magical night. And so it was.The errors at 2.26 and 2.29, the fright and then the delirium: 2.31 straight away, the measurement that gives him the gold medal. But he’s nothing, he’s not satisfied, he wants the jubilation: so here’s 2.34 on the first jump and as if that wasn’t enough even 2.37 on the first jump. Incredible.
That’s okay, the stadium is in a frenzy. And he takes other prizes: the kiss from his wife Chiara and the embrace of the crowd. And then the handshake and compliments from the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella. The head of state had come to the Olimpico above all for him. And Tamberi not only won, but also made him have fun.

Gimbo Tamberi gold medal in the high jump. And then he takes the springs off his shoes! #roma2024 pic.twitter.com/svBX9gR9MT

— Marco Fattorini (@MarcoFattorini) June 11, 2024