Owe Fischer-Breiholz

Owe Fischer-Breiholz

Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 21)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hurdling
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400m: 47.11s (2024) 400mH: 48.01s (2025)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Germany European U23 Championships 2025 Bergen 400m hurdles

Owe Fischer-Breiholz (born 5 May 2004) is a German hurdler. He is a two-time German under-23 champion and European U23 champion in the 400 metres hurdles. ^[1]

Career

He was runner-up at the senior German Athletics Championships behind Emil Agyekum in June 2024 in Braunschweig in a time of 49.52 seconds. ^{[2] [3]} He won the German under-23 title in the 400 metres hurdles in Monchengladbach the following month. ^[4]

Having ran previously as a member of SC Schwerin, he joined Königsteiner LV from 2025. ^[5] He lowered his personal best to 48.76 seconds for the 400 metres hurdles in July 2025 at the German U23 Championships in Ulm, where he retained his title. The result almost moved him to first in the European under-23 rankings. ^[6] He competed for Germany at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, winning the gold medal and breaking Karsten Warholm's championship record from 2017, and defeating defending champion Ismail Nezir. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

He was selected for the German team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ^[10]

Personal life

He was educated in Schwerin. ^[11]

References

1. "Owe Fischer-Breiholz". World Athletics.
2. "Owe Fischer-Breiholz from Schweriner SC storms to silver in the 400 meter hurdles". nordkurier.de. July 5, 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
3. "German Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. "German U23 Championships". World Athletics. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
5. Priedemuth, Jens (October 20, 2024). "Shooting star in KLV dress". usinger-anzeiger.de. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. "Owe Fischer-Breiholz: „Ich habe eine Mission und die macht verdammt viel Spaß"". leichtathletik.de (in German). 7 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
7. "German throwers in commanding form on opening morning session in Bergen". European Athletics. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
8. "2025 European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
9. Mills, Steven (19 Jul 2025). "Fischer-Breiholz smashes Warholm's championship record for 400m hurdles gold in Bergen". European Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
10. "76 für Tokio: Das deutsche WM-Team steht". Leichtathletik.de. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
11. "OWE FISCHER-BREIHOLZ IS GERMAN VICE CHAMPION!". sportgymnasium-schwerin.de. July 5, 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.