 Agyekum in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 22 May 1999 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400m hurdles: 48.36 (Rome, 2024) |
Medal record | |
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]
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]
Agyekum 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]
Agyekum 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]
Born in Germany, Agyekum is of mixed German and Ghanaian descent. [15]
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