Der wahre Champion: Siegen mit Hightech

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.

Antoine Adams

(Self (archive footage))

Jean Basson

(Self (archive footage))

Paul Biedermann

(Self)

Bingtian Su

(Self (archive footage))

Keston Bledman

(Self (archive footage))

Usain Bolt

(Self (archive footage))

Erich Borchmeyer

(Self (archive footage))

Trayvon Brommell

(Self (archive footage))

Beryl Burton

(Self (archive footage))

Levi Cadogan

(Self (archive footage))

Adi Dassler

(Self (archive footage) (as Adolf Dassler))

Rudolf Dassler

(Self (archive footage))

Andre De Grasse

(Self)

Gert Fredriksson

(Self (archive footage))

Justin Gatlin

(Self (archive footage))

Tyson Gay

(Self (archive footage))

Caryl Smith Gilbert

(Self)

Ramon Gittens

(Self (archive footage))

Steve Haake

(Self)

Sarah Hammer

(Self)

Adolf Hitler

(Self (archive footage))

Uwe Hohn

(Self (archive footage))

Danila Isotow

(Self (archive footage))

BeeJay Lee

(Self (archive footage))

Jason Livermore

(Self (archive footage))

Nikita Lobinzew

(Nikita Lobinzew)

Remontay McClain

(Self (archive footage))

Ralph Metcalfe

(Self (archive footage))

Kenrick Monk

(Self (archive footage))

Christina Obergföll

(Self)

Martinus Osendarp

(Self (archive footage))

Jesse Owens

(Self (archive footage))

Michael Phelps

(Self (archive footage))

Asafa Powell

(Self (archive footage))

Mike Rodgers

(Self (archive footage))

Fritz Schilgen

(Self (archive footage))

Mark Spitz

(Self (archive footage))

Lennart Strandberg

(Self (archive footage))

Sho Uchida

(Self (archive footage))

Adam van Koeverden

(Self)

Sebastiaan Verschuren

(Self (archive footage))

Jimmy Vicaut

(Self (archive footage))

Greg Wells

(Self)

Fatima Whitbread

(Self (archive footage))

Frank Wykoff

(Self (archive footage))