Emma Zapletalova taking second place in the final of the
women's 400m hurdles.
2026 Ultimate Championship, Budapest, Hungary.
Final women's 400m hurdles.
1. Jasmine Jones (United States) 52.45 SB (PB of 52.08)
2. Emma Zapletalová (Slovakia) 52.68 (PB of 52.30)
3. Anna Cockrell (United States) 53.09 (PB of 51.87)
4. Dalilah Muhammad (United States) 53.11 SB (PB of 51.58)
5. Sanique Walker (Jamaica) 53.61 PB
6. Paulien Couckuyt (Belgium) 53.88
7. Gianna Woodruff (Panama) 53.89
8. Rushell Clayton (Jamaica) 54.32
In August she won the event at the 2026 European Championship
in Birmingham, England.
Final European Championship women's 400m hurdles.
1. Emma Zapletalová (Slovakia) 52.91
2. Emily Newnham (Great Britain & N.I). 53.33 PB
3. Fatoumata Binta Diallo (Portugal) 53.55 NR
4. Paulien Couckuyt (Belgium) 53.87 =PB
5. Ayomide Folorunso (Italy) 54.29
6. Lina Nielsen (Great Britain & N.I). 54.35
Photo © Maja Hitij for European Athletics