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Emil Agyekum breaks German 400m hurdles record and wins Euro

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Emil Agyekum breaks German 400m hurdles record ~~race~~ and wins Euro

In mid‑July 2026, Berlin‑born hurdler Emil Agyekum ran 47.58 seconds in Budapest, coming within a tenth of a second of Harald Schmid’s historic German record of 47.48 seconds set in the 1980s. Agyekum’s performance marked his fourth sub‑48‑second race and shaved 0.14 seconds off his personal best. Two weeks later, at the German Athletics Championships in Bochum‑Wattenscheid, Agyekum claimed the 400 m hurdles title and set a new German record, posting 47.65 seconds. ~~The~~ This achievement broke Schmid’s long‑standing mark and secured Agyekum a spot at the upcoming European Championships in Birmingham. At the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham in August 2026, Agyekum secured the silver medal in the 400m hurdles with a time of 47.87 seconds. This performance made him the first German athlete to win a European medal in this event in approximately 40 years, ending a drought dating back to the era of Harald Schmid. Norway's Karsten Warholm won the gold medal in 46.63 seconds, while Ismail Nezir of Turkey took the bronze. Agyekum, who holds the German national record with a time of 47.45 seconds, noted that the silver medal was the “maximum possible success” given Warholm's performance.

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