Double World Champion Florian Wellbrock has won the bronze medal at the Olympics in Tokyo. Over 1500 meters of freestyle, the Goldfavorit had to be beaten on Saturday in Tokyo 800-meter Olympic champion Robert Finke from the USA and Vice World Champion Michailo Romantschuk from Ukraine. After the European Championship title 2018 and the success of the Swimming World Cup two years ago, the 23-year-old Magdeburger remained denied the Olympic coronation with gold, but satisfied was nevertheless. "Not without reason that took that until German floats have brooded Olympic medals. Now we have two," Wellbrock said in ZDF to the two bronze medals of him and his fiancé Sarah Köhler, who fevered on the grandstand. Wellbrock suggested after 14: 40.91 and thus remained about four seconds above his world year best. Winner Finke Sponge 14: 39.65 and was best able to do with the time of the final in the morning in Japan. 21-year-old waiting time ends Before Wellbrock, Backwimmer St...