German athletics talent
Only one German was faster than him
11.09.2025 – 4:02 p.m.Reading time: 3 min.
It is one of the vertical stars: OWE Fischer-BreiHolz. The German athlete qualified for a World Cup for the first time – and this in an impressive way.
The World Athletics Championship in Tokyo will be concerned with best performances from next Saturday. A young German athlete then also mixes with: OWE Fischer porridge. The 21-year-old hurdle runner has qualified for a World Cup for the first time and is one of the most promising German talents.
Fischer-Breihel drew attention in July when he was rewarded with the title at the U23 European Championship over the 400 meter hurdles. But not somehow. The agricultural management student came to the finish line after 48.01 seconds and powdered Karsten Warholm’s championship record.
The world-famous Norwegian finished in 48.37 seconds over the 400 meter hurdles in his then U23 European Championship title in 2017. Warholm is now the reigning world record holder (45.94 seconds), became the Olympic champion in Tokyo and won Olympic silver in Paris. He also voted in 2017 in London, 2019 in Doha and 2023 in Budapest.
Say: Fischer porridge is one of the vertical stars and can still achieve great things in the course of his career. Due to its performance at the U23 European Championship, the German qualified directly for the World Cup. In August he also became German champion. He left his experienced competition around the Sixth of 2024, Emil Aggyekum, and the World Cup eight from 2023, Joshua Abuaku.
Only Harald Schmid was on the road faster as a German in this discipline and still holds the German record over 47.48 seconds. If Fischer-BreiHel hadn’t been happy before the finish line at the U23 European Championship, who knows what would have been in. He himself said to “N-TV”: “In the end I may have started cheering a little too early.”
Fischer-BreiHolz can now show what he can do at the World Cup for the first time on such a large stage among the experienced professionals around Warholm. He is currently in the pre-camp in Miyazaki in Japan to prepare for the World Cup and get used to the climate on site. To T-online said OWE Fischer porridge: “For me it is a huge experience to be part of the national team and get to know the other athletes better. I want to take as much as possible, gain experience and show who I am.”