Michael Obasuyi

Michael Obasuyi

Obasuyi in 2020
Personal information
Nationality	Belgium
Born	(1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 25) Bastogne, belgium
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
Sport	Athletics

Michael Obasuyi (born 12 August 1999) is a Belgian hurdler. He competed in the 2020 ^[1] and 2024 Summer Olympics ^[2] He was born to a Nigerian father and Belgian mother both of whom sprinted in their youth. ^[3] In November 2024 he testified in the De Standaard newspaper about his lifelong struggle with autism. ^[4]

Statistics

Circuit performances

Grand Slam Track results [5]
Slam	Race group	Event	Pl.	Time	Prize money
2025 Miami Slam	Short hurdles	110 m hurdles	7th	13.41	US$12,500
		100 m	6th	10.67

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Belgium
2015	European Youth Olympic Festival	Tbilisi, Georgia	–	110 m hurdles (91.4 cm)	DQ
			9th	Long jump	6.66 m
2016	European Youth Championships	Tbilisi, Georgia	7th	Long jump	7.16 m
2017	European U20 Championships	Grosseto, Italy	15th (sf)	110 m hurdles (99 cm)	14.17
2018	World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	4th	110 m hurdles (99 cm)	13.45
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	23rd (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.78
2019	European U23 Championships	Gävle, Sweden	5th	110 m hurdles	13.67
2021	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.40
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	29th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.65
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	10th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.58
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	17th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.90
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	7th	60 m hurdles	7.55
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	6th	110 m hurdles	13.46
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	12th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.41
			14th (sf)		13.36
2025	European Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	6th	60 m hurdles	7.63
	World Indoor Championships	Nanjing, China	5th	60 m hurdles	7.60

¹Disqualified in the final

References

1. "Michael Obasuyi". Olympics.com. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
2. "OBASUYI Michael". Olympics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
3. "Michael Obasuyi met finalekansen op 110m horden". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 1 July 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
4. "Topatleet Michael Obasuyi getuigt over omgaan met autisme: "Gelukkig zijn lijkt mij niet haalbaar"" [Top athlete Michael Obasuyi testifies about dealing with autism: “Being happy doesn't seem feasible to me”]. Sporza (in Dutch). 2024-11-09. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
5. "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track . Retrieved April 5, 2025.

External links

• Michael Obasuyi at Team Belgium (in Dutch and French)
• Michael Obasuyi at Olympics.com
• Michael Obasuyi at Olympedia