Emil Agyekum Explained

Emil Agyekum
Nationality:German
Sport:Athletics
Event:Hurdles
Birth Date:22 May 1999
Pb:400m hurdles: 48.36 (Rome, 2024)

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]

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]

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]

Personal life

Born in Germany, Agyekum is of mixed German and Ghanaian descent.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emil Agyekum. World Athletics. 28 May 2024.
  2. Web site: Emil Agyekum schnappt sich mit starkem Finish Bronze. Leichtathletik. 28 May 2024. 17 July 2016.
  3. Web site: 11 July 2019. European U23 Championships. World Athletics. 28 May 2024.
  4. Web site: Ceh breaks championship record to win in Tallinn. World Athletics. 28 May 2024. 11 July 2021.
  5. Web site: U23 European Championships . 11 July 2021. World Athletics. 28 May 2024.
  6. Web site: German duo in semi finals. 20 August 2023. Sport1.de. 28 May 2024.
  7. Web site: World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 men's 400m hurdles results. 23 August 2023. Watch Athletics. 28 May 2024.
  8. Web site: German sprinters deliver a string of victories at the ISTAF in Berlin. European Athletics. 4 September 2023 . 28 May 2024.
  9. Web site: 4 September 2023. Emil Agyekum with Olympic standard. Leichtatgletik.
  10. Web site: Watch Athletics. Mixed 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024. 12 May 2024. 5 May 2024.
  11. Web site: Zwei deutsche Staffeln schlagen den Weg nach Paris ein. Leichtathletik.de. 12 May 2024. 5 May 2024.
  12. Web site: DLV vergibt weitere EM-Startplätze für Rom an Normerfüller und Staffelmitglieder. Leichtathletikaccessdate=29 May 2024. 29 May 2024.
  13. Web site: European Athletics Championships. World Athletics. 10 June 2024. 10 June 2024.
  14. Web site: 11 gold medals! Tortu anchors Italy to 4x100m victory in Roma 2024. European Athletics. 13 June 2024. 13 June 2024.
  15. Web site: Emil Agyekum und der gar nicht so ferne Traum von Olympia. Christian. Kattner. 14 August 2020. Berliner Zeitung.

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