Emma Zapletalová won gold at the European Championships in Birmingham in the 400 meters hurdles. In the final, she won with a time of 52.91 seconds and confirmed her position as the favorite and leader of this year's world rankings. interez.sk ↗
The Slovak athlete had the best performance of the season before the championship at 52.30 seconds, with which she also moved the national record. She advanced to the final without problems from the semifinals, as the leader of the rankings did not have to compete in the heats. In the decisive race, according to her own words, she fulfilled her dream of victory, the podium, and the Slovak national anthem. ekonomika.pravda.sk ↗
For Slovakia, this is the second gold medal in the history of independence at the European Athletics Championships. The first was won in 2010 in Barcelona by hammer thrower Libor Charfreitag, the current head coach of the Slovak Athletics Association. Zapletalová previously won bronze at the World Championships in Tokyo in 2025, which she reportedly values greatly. SITA ↗
After her triumph in Birmingham, she still has a start in the relay and then her bachelor's final exams ahead. She herself suggested that she will fully realize the significance of the entire season only after it ends. After achieving her long-term goal, she wants to continue improving and collecting more medals. SITA ↗
Zapletalová After European Gold Thinking About Relay and Bachelor's Exams
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Zlatá Zapletalová, štvorstovku ovládol Hudson-Smith
teraz.sk
| 07:17 13.08.
Zapletalová bez problémov postúpila do finále na 400 m prekážok
teraz.sk
| 12:03 11.08.
Zapletalová po zlate na ME toho veľa nenaspala. V Birminghame ju čaká ešte štafeta a potom bakalárske štátnice
SITA
| 13:30 13.08.
Běž trénovat, já půjdu do práce, slyšela Zapletalová od přítele, když byla dole
denik.cz
| 12:20 13.08.
Slovensko po šestnácti letech slaví zlato. Vzpomeň si, kde jsi byla předloni, řekl trenér šampionce
sport.cz
| 12:00 13.08.
Zapletalová: Zlatý beh? Z niektorých častí mám okno. Splnila som si sen o výhre, pódiu, slovenskej hymne
ekonomika.pravda.sk
| 11:59 13.08.
Zapletalová cítila, že je čas zažiariť: Až po sezóne mi dôjde, čo všetko sa mi podarilo
STVR (Spravy)
| 09:57 13.08.
Fantázia v pohybe: Emma Zapletalová získala zlato na majtrovstvách Európy, súperkám nedala žiadnu šancu
interez.sk
| 07:45 13.08.
Zapletalová zvládla úlohu favoritky: Bol čas zažiariť
teraz.sk
| 07:27 13.08.
NÁZOR: Zapletalová bola na dne. Zväz jej pomohol, aj keď nemusel. SFZ si môže brať príklad od atlétov
kultura.pravda.sk
| 07:19 13.08.
Suverénna, vysmiata a zlatá. Emma Zapletalová si splnila sen o titule majsterky Európy – VIDEO
SITA
| 07:06 13.08.
VIDEO Ako zvládla zlatý beh? Zapletalová: Opakovala som si, že teraz je môj čas
sport.sk
| 06:38 13.08.
Od začiatku potvrdzovala dominanciu. Zapletalová si vybojovala jasný postup do finále
sme.sk
| 11:54 11.08.
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