Norway's Hurdles King Warholm Wins Fourth European Title
Warholm clocked 46.63 seconds to beat Emil Agyekum and Ismail Nezi and become the sole record holder with four European 400m hurdles titles.
- On Friday, Norwegian athlete Karsten Warholm secured his fourth European 400m hurdles title at Alexander Stadium, setting a championship record of 46.63sec.
- Warholm's latest win builds on a dominant career, having previously bagged three back-to-back continental titles in Berlin, Munich, and Rome.
- Dominating from lane six, Warholm built a 20-metre lead before crossing the line, while Germany's Emil Agyekum took silver in 47.87 and Turkey's Ismail Nezi claimed bronze in 48.26.
- This gold marks Warholm's second of these championships, following his 4x400m mixed relay victory on Monday; he continues to hold the 35 fastest times in European history.
- Discussing his motivation, Warholm said, "Honestly this is the reason I do it, to come out in front of people and repeat it.
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After Karsten Warholm's victory in the men's 400-meter hurdles at the European Championships in Birmingham, the Norwegian was interviewed by his long-time Estonian rival Rasmus Mägi.
Norway's hurdles king Warholm wins fourth European title
Warholm, who set the 400m hurdles world record of 45.94 seconds when winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, clocked a championship record of 46.63sec for victory at Alexander Stadium. "Honestly this is the reason I do it, to come out in front of people and repeat it," he said. "This was a fast one, so thank you." Germany's Emil Agyekum took silver in 47.87, with Turkey's Ismail Nezi claiming bronze in 48.26. Warholm's gold was his second of…
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Med sitt fjerde tight gull på 400 meters fence troner 30-åringen alene på øvelsen i Europe.
Former junior world runner-up Matic Ian Guček finished seventh in the 400m hurdles final at the European Championships in Birmingham (48.76). In the 10,000m final, Maruša Mišmaš Zrimšek finished seventh, while Klara Lukan was 13th.
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