Emil Agyekum
_5_(cropped).jpg) Agyekum in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400m hurdles: 48.47 (Berlin, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Emil Agyekum (born 22 May 1999) is a German hurdler.[1]
Career[edit]
In Tblisi 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]
References[edit]
- ^ "Emil Agyekum". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Emil Agyekum schnappt sich mit starkem Finish Bronze". Leichtathletik. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "European U23 Championships". World Athletics. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Ceh breaks championship record to win in Tallinn". World Athletics. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "U23 European Championships". World Athletics. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "German duo in semi finals". Sport1.de. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 men's 400m hurdles results". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "German sprinters deliver a string of victories at the ISTAF in Berlin". European Athletics. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Emil Agyekum with Olympic standard". Leichtatgletik. 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Mixed 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Zwei deutsche Staffeln schlagen den Weg nach Paris ein". Leichtathletik.de. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
