Emil Agyekum

Emil Agyekum (born 22 May 1999) is a German hurdler and sprinter. He won a bronze medal in the Men's 4 x 400m relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.[1]

Emil Agyekum
Agyekum in 2019
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m hurdles: 48.36 (Rome, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Germany
European Championships
2024 Rome4×400 m relay
European U23 Championships
2021 Tallinn400 m hurdles
2021 Tallinn4x400 m relay
2019 Gävle400 m hurdles
European Youth Championships
2016 Tbilisi400 m hurdles

Career

In Tbilisi in 2016, he was a European U18 Championships bronze medallist in the 400m hurdles.[2] In 2019, he was a European U23 Championships bronze medallist in the 400m hurdles in Gävle, Sweden.[3] In Tallinn in 2021, he was European U23 Championships silver medallist in the 400m hurdles.[4] At the same event he was a bronze medalist in the 4x400m relay.[5]

He reached the semifinals of the 400m hurdles at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[6][7] He ran a personal best time of 48.47 in the 400m hurdles in Berlin in September 2023.[8] The time meet the minimum standard for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.[9]

He ran as part of the German Mixed 4x400m relay team and Men’s 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[10] At the event, both those German teams qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[11]

In May 2024, he was selected for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome and reached the final with a personal best time of 48.36 seconds. He placed sixth overall in the final, running 48.42 seconds.[12][13] At the same championships, he ran the anchor leg for the German 4 x 400 metres team that won the bronze medal.[14]

References
  1. "Emil Agyekum". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  2. "Emil Agyekum schnappt sich mit starkem Finish Bronze". Leichtathletik. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  3. "European U23 Championships". World Athletics. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  4. "Ceh breaks championship record to win in Tallinn". World Athletics. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  5. "U23 European Championships". World Athletics. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. "German duo in semi finals". Sport1.de. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  7. "World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 men's 400m hurdles results". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  8. "German sprinters deliver a string of victories at the ISTAF in Berlin". European Athletics. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  9. "Emil Agyekum with Olympic standard". Leichtatgletik. 4 September 2023.
  10. "Mixed 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  11. "Zwei deutsche Staffeln schlagen den Weg nach Paris ein". Leichtathletik.de. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  12. "DLV vergibt weitere EM-Startplätze für Rom an Normerfüller und Staffelmitglieder". Leichtathletikaccessdate=29 May 2024. 29 May 2024.
  13. "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  14. "11 gold medals! Tortu anchors Italy to 4x100m victory in Roma 2024". European Athletics. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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