Der wahre Champion: Siegen mit Hightech (2016)

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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A

Antoine Adams

Self (archive footage)

J

Jean Basson

Self (archive footage)

P

Paul Biedermann

Self

Su Bingtian

Self (archive footage)

K

Keston Bledman

Self (archive footage)

Usain Bolt

Self (archive footage)

E

Erich Borchmeyer

Self (archive footage)

T

Trayvon Brommell

Self (archive footage)

B

Beryl Burton

Self (archive footage)

L

Levi Cadogan

Self (archive footage)

A

Adi Dassler

Self (archive footage) (as Adolf Dassler)

R

Rudolf Dassler

Self (archive footage)

A

Andre De Grasse

Self

G

Gert Fredriksson

Self (archive footage)

J

Justin Gatlin

Self (archive footage)

T

Tyson Gay

Self (archive footage)

C

Caryl Smith Gilbert

Self

R

Ramon Gittens

Self (archive footage)

S

Steve Haake

Self

S

Sarah Hammer

Self

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

U

Uwe Hohn

Self (archive footage)

D

Danila Isotow

Self (archive footage)

B

BeeJay Lee

Self (archive footage)

J

Jason Livermore

Self (archive footage)

N

Nikita Lobinzew

Nikita Lobinzew

R

Remontay McClain

Self (archive footage)

R

Ralph Metcalfe

Self (archive footage)

K

Kenrick Monk

Self (archive footage)

C

Christina Obergföll

Self

M

Martinus Osendarp

Self (archive footage)

Jesse Owens

Self (archive footage)

Michael Phelps

Self (archive footage)

A

Asafa Powell

Self (archive footage)

M

Mike Rodgers

Self (archive footage)

F

Fritz Schilgen

Self (archive footage)

M

Mark Spitz

Self (archive footage)

L

Lennart Strandberg

Self (archive footage)

S

Sho Uchida

Self (archive footage)

A

Adam van Koeverden

Self

S

Sebastiaan Verschuren

Self (archive footage)

J

Jimmy Vicaut

Self (archive footage)

G

Greg Wells

Self

Fatima Whitbread

Self (archive footage)

F

Frank Wykoff

Self (archive footage)

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