Sophia Akuchi Emmanuel
Hungarian athlete (born 2010)
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Sophia Akuchi Emmanuel (born 17 May 2010) is a Hungarian sprinter. In 2026, she became Hungarian national under-18 record holder in the 200 metres and 400 metres.[1]
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| Born | 17 May 2010 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
Emmanuel is from the Budafok area of Budapest and trains as a member of Budafok MTE under coach Előd Bartha.[2] In May 2026, she ran a Hungarian national under-18 record for the 200 metres with a time of 23.88 seconds.[3] In July, she competed at the 2026 European Athletics U18 Championships in Italy, winning the silver medal in the final of the 400 metres behind Eleni Iakovaki of Greece. Her time was a personal best and national under-18 record of 52.80 seconds, which surpassed the previous best set by Éva Palanek in 1980.[2][4][5] The following month, she ran a new Hungarian under-18 record over 200 metres of 23.49 seconds at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, United States.[6] In September 2026, she was selected as part of the Hungary team to compete at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, running in the mixed 4 x 400 metres relay, as the Hungary team placed eighth overall.[7][8][9]