Rasmus Mägi

Rasmus Mägi (born 4 May 1992) is an Estonian hurdler. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 400 metres hurdles without qualifying for the semifinals. He won the silver medal at the 2014 European Championships. Mägi came in sixth at the 2016 Olympic Games with a national record of 48.40s and in seventh at the 2024 Olympic finals.

Career Coaches by his parents Anne and Taivo, Mägi started out as a multi eventer, before focusing on 400 metres hurdles. He competed at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, finish inf fifth in his heat. He won the bronze medal at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships. His first senior medal followed the following year when he won the silver medal at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zurich, Switzerland in a time of 49.06 seconds. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil he became the first athlete to represent Estonia in an Olympic track final, placing sixth overall in a 48.40 national record from the inside lane. Straight after that, competing in Lausanne he won his Diamond League event.

He finished in seventh place in the final of delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan in 2021, setting an Estonian record. He was named by the Estonian Sports Press Association as the male Estonian athlete of the year in December 2021. In June 2022, Mägi set a new national record in the 400m hurdles at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland, crossing the finish line in 47.82 seconds. After recovering from a stress fracture diagnosed in August 2022, he finishes seventh in the final of the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Competing in the 400m hurdles at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Mägi set a new seasons best of 48.43 seconds in his semi-final. In the final, he ran 48.13 seconds to finish in fourth place. He reached his third Olympic final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but fell trying to clear a hurdle on the closing straight and finished seventh overall.

International competitions

Personal best Outdoor Event Best Location Date Notes 300 metres 32.89s Pärnu, Estonia 21 August 2021 400 metres 45.35s Tallinn, Estonia 25 June 2022 NR 400 metres hurdles 47.82s Turku, Finland 14 June 2022 NR

Indoor Event Best Location Date Notes 300 metres 33.62s Tallinn, Estonia 29 January 2012 NR 400 metres 47.23s Tartu, Estonia 18 February 2012

Personal Rasmus Mägi's parents are track and field athletes Taivo Mägi and Anne Mägi. His older sister is sprinter Maris Mägi.