Slovak athlete Emma Zapletalová became European champion in the 400 meters hurdles on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. At the championship in Birmingham, she won the final with a time of 52.91 seconds and confirmed her position as the biggest favorite in the discipline. postoj.sk ↗
The twenty-six-year-old competitor entered the final as the leader of this year's world rankings. Although according to one account she had the sixth fastest time among the eight finalists from a competitive perspective, the decisive factor was her finish, with which she defeated all her rivals. Slovak media described her performance as one of the greatest successes of domestic athletics in recent years. Standard.sk ↗
Zapletalová won Slovakia's second gold medal in the history of independent Slovakia at the European Athletics Championships. The first was won in 2010 in Barcelona by hammer thrower Libor Charfreitag, who is now the head coach of the Slovak Athletic Association. Zapletalová is an athlete of Banská Bystrica Dukla and lives in Banská Bystrica. kultura.pravda.sk ↗
Her triumph followed a period in which she gave up handball and focused fully on athletics. The result from Birmingham confirmed that the decision brought significant sporting success. After the final, further attention is expected toward her results in the continuing season and her position among the world's best hurdlers. STVR (Spravy) ↗
Zapletalová Won European Gold in Birmingham
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Zlato pre Slovensko. Skvelá Emma Zapletalová pokorila vo finále všetky súperky
Standard.sk
| 22:19 12.08.
ME v atletike / Emma Zapletalová sa stala majsterkou Európy v behu na 400 metrov prekážok
postoj.sk
| 22:33 12.08.
OBROVSKÝ ÚSPECH: Emma Zapletalová sa stala majsterkou Európy
teraz.sk
| 22:12 12.08.
Zlatý sen sa stal realitou. Emma Zapletalová je majsterkou Európy
sme.sk
| 22:09 12.08.
Kvôli atletike nechala hádzanú a naštvala babku. Zapletalová odkazuje Slovákom: Je to aj vaše zlato!
kultura.pravda.sk
| 05:47 13.08.
Zapletalová ovládla Európu. Slovenská favoritka si v behu na 400 metrov prekážok dobehla po zlato
ta3.com
| 22:17 12.08.
Sledujte NAŽIVO: Zapletalová vo finále útočí na titul majsterky Európy
STVR (Spravy)
| 20:35 12.08.
Atlétka Emma Zapletalová je majsterkou Európy: Je to splnený sen!
bystricoviny.sk
| 23:46 12.08.
OBRAZOM: Takto Emma Zapletalová ovládla majstrovstvá Európy
teraz.sk
| 23:30 12.08.
OBRAZOM: Takto Emma Zapletalová ovládla majstrovstvá Európy
teraz.sk
| 23:30 12.08.
Slovenka Zapletalová je mistryní Evropy. Dva čeští desetibojaři odstoupili
denik.cz
| 22:49 12.08.
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