Der wahre Champion: Siegen mit Hightech

2016

0h 53m

6.5(6 votes)

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Every year, top athletes set new world records. But are today’s record holders really better than those of the past? Or do modern athletes get their edge from their high tech gear? Top sports scientist Steve Haake sets off on a journey to investigate. He travels to Canada, the USA, and Germany to meet five champions. Each athlete demonstrates how their modern training and equipment enhances their performance, and then Steve challenges them to compete against a legendary athlete using old-school vintage gear. Each experimental matchup has a surprising result.

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Antoine Adams

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Jean Basson

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Paul Biedermann

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Bingtian Su

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Keston Bledman

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Usain Bolt

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Erich Borchmeyer

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Trayvon Brommell

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Beryl Burton

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Levi Cadogan

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Adi Dassler

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Rudolf Dassler

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Andre De Grasse

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Gert Fredriksson

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Justin Gatlin

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Tyson Gay

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Caryl Smith Gilbert

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Ramon Gittens

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Steve Haake

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Sarah Hammer

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Adolf Hitler

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Uwe Hohn

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Danila Isotow

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BeeJay Lee

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Jason Livermore

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Nikita Lobinzew

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Remontay McClain

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Ralph Metcalfe

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Kenrick Monk

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Christina Obergföll

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Martinus Osendarp

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Jesse Owens

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Michael Phelps

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Asafa Powell

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Mike Rodgers

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Fritz Schilgen

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Mark Spitz

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Lennart Strandberg

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Sho Uchida

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Adam van Koeverden

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Sebastiaan Verschuren

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Jimmy Vicaut

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Greg Wells

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Fatima Whitbread

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Frank Wykoff

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