Ernő Steigerwald
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Born | 28 May 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 400 m: 46.30 (2024) |
Ernő Steigerwald (born 28 May 2002) is a Hungarian sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. He has represented Hungary in multiple championships in the 4 x 400 metres relay.[1]
Biography
Steigerwald gained his first international experience at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.[2] In May 2022 in Palafrugell he was part of a Hungarian relay team alongside Zoltán Wahl, Dániel Huller and Attila Molnár which set a national under-23 record in the men's 4×400 metres relay with a time of 3:06.62. The previous U23 national record had been set in 2007.[3] He was a member of the Kopp Békéscsaba Athletic Club, before basing himself in Gödöllő.[4]
Steigerwald was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, named as part of the relay pool.[5] The following year, he was part of the Hungarian men’s 4 x 400 metres relay team which placed eighth at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy. During the Championships, running alongside Patrik Simon Enyingi, Zoltán Wahl, and Attila Molnár, he was part of the team that reached the final with a new Hungarian national record time of 3:02.09.[6][7][8]
Steigerwald was a finalist with the Hungarian mixed 4 x 400 metres team at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Bochum, Germany.[9] He was selected for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, running as part of the men’s 4 x 400 metres relay team on the last day of the championships, as the Hungarian team placed sixth in the final.[10][11]
References
- ↑ "Ernő Steigerwald". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "Ernő Steigerwald's first world championship". bcsac.hu. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "The Hungarian 4x400m relay team with Ernő Steigerwald took first place". bcsac.hu. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "Ernő Steigerwald also added his own in the relay at the European Championships". Beol.hu. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "Janka Molnár and Zoltán Wahl are also candidates for the World Athletics Championships". Kemma.hu. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ↑ "Athletics: Our Men's Relay Team Reachdes the European Championships Final With a National Record". Nemzeti Sport. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ↑ "Men's 4X400 Relay Reaches Final at European Championships With National Record". Eurosport. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "FISU World University Games". World Athletics. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "ELEVEN HUNGARIANS TO COMPETE AT THE WORLD INDOOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Nemzeti Sport. 11 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.