Konstanze Klosterhalfen thanked Sonia O'Sullivan after winning gold in the women's 5000m final at the European Athletics Championships in Munich.
The German was full of praise for her coach after beating Turkey’s Yasemin Can, the 10,000m champion on Thursday evening.
Klosterhalfen clocked a time of 14:50.47, with Can coming second with a time of 14:56.91, while Eilish McColgan claimed bronze for Great Britain with a time of 14:59.34.