Emil Agyekum
_5_(cropped).jpg) Agyekum in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 22 May 1999 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400m hurdles: 48.21 (Berlin, 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]
Career
[edit]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]
He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, in the 400 metres hurdles, reaching the semi-finals.[15]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Germany, Agyekum is of mixed German and Ghanaian descent.[16]
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.
- ^ "DLV vergibt weitere EM-Startplätze für Rom an Normerfüller und Staffelmitglieder". Leichtathletikaccessdate=29 May 2024. 29 May 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "11 gold medals! Tortu anchors Italy to 4x100m victory in Roma 2024". European Athletics. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Men's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Kattner, Christian (14 August 2020). "Emil Agyekum und der gar nicht so ferne Traum von Olympia". Berliner Zeitung.
