Rasmus Mägi

{{Infobox sportsperson

| image = Rasmus Mägi 2014-08-23.jpg

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| caption = Mägi in 2014.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|5|4}}

| birth_place = Tartu, Estonia

| height = {{height|m=1.88}}

| weight = {{cvt|74|kg}}

| country = {{EST}}

| sport = Athletics

| event = 400 metres hurdles

| pb = 47.82 (400 hs) 45.35 (400) both NR

| medaltemplates =

}}

Rasmus Mägi (born 4 May 1992) is an Estonian hurdler.{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/magi-rasmus-1085060/|title=Rasmus Magi|work=2012 Summer Olympics|accessdate=11 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730160957/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/magi-rasmus-1085060/|archivedate=30 July 2012}} 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.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/spikes/news/rasmus-magi-estonia-400m-hurdles|website=World Athletics|accessdate=18 April 2025|title= ESTONIANS CAN RUN|date=26 September 2016}}

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.{{cite web|url= https://news.err.ee/1608443606/katrina-lehis-and-rasmus-magi-chosen-as-athletes-of-the-year|website=err.ee|accessdate=18 April 2025|title= Katrina Lehis and Rasmus Mägi chosen as athletes of the year|date=22 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.{{cite web|url= https://news.err.ee/1608630157/rasmus-magi-sets-new-estonian-record-in-400m-hurdles|website=err.ee|accessdate=18 April 2025|title= Rasmus Mägi sets new Estonian record in 400m hurdles|date=15 June 2022}} 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.{{cite web|url= https://news.err.ee/1609074647/rasmus-magi-finishes-seventh-in-world-championships-400m-hurdles|website=err.ee|accessdate=8 April 2025|title= Rasmus Mägi finishes seventh in world championships 400m hurdles|date=24 August 2023}}

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.{{cite web|url= https://news.err.ee/1609366979/estonian-hurdler-rasmus-magi-makes-european-championship-final-in-rome|date=10 June 2024|accessdate=18 April 2025|website=err.ee|title= Estonian hurdler Rasmus Mägi makes European Championship final in Rome}} In the final, he ran 48.13 seconds to finish in fourth place.{{cite web|url= https://news.err.ee/1609368650/rasmus-magi-just-outside-medals-in-european-championships-400-meter-hurdles|website=err.ee|accessdate=18 April 2025|title= Rasmus Mägi just outside medals in European championships 400 meter hurdles|date=12 June 2024}} 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.{{cite web|accessdate=18 April 2025|url=https://news.err.ee/1609421335/rasmus-magi-falls-at-last-400-meter-hurdle-finishes-seventh-in-paris-final|website=err.ee|date=10 August 2024|title= Rasmus Mägi falls at last 400-meter hurdle, finishes seventh in Paris final}}

International competitions

{{AchievementTable\|Event=yes\|Result=yes\|NotesOff=yes}}
colspan="6"\|Representing {{EST}}
2009 \|World Youth Championships \|Brixen, Italy \|13th (sf) \|400 m hurdles (84 cm) \|53.97
2010 \|World Junior Championships \|Moncton, Canada \|36th (h) \|400 m hurdles \|53.86
rowspan=3\|2011 \|European Indoor Championships \|Paris, France \|22nd (h) \|400 m \|48.49
European Junior Championships \|Tallinn, Estonia \|4th \|400 m hurdles \|50.63
Universiade \|Shenzhen, China \|9th (sf) \|400 m hurdles \|50.14
rowspan=2\|2012 \|European Championships \|Helsinki, Finland \|5th \|400 m hurdles \|50.01
Olympic Games \|London, United Kingdom \|27th (h) \|400 m hurdles \|50.05
rowspan=2\|2013 \|European U23 Championships \|Tampere, Finland \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|400 m hurdles \|49.19
World Championships \|Moscow, Russia \|16th (sf) \|400 m hurdles \|49.42
rowspan=2\|2014 \|European Championships \|Zürich, Switzerland \|bgcolor="silver"\|2nd \|400 m hurdles	49.06
IAAF Continental Cup \|Marrakesh, Morocco \|4th \|400 m hurdles \|49.29
2015 \|World Championships \|Beijing, China \|13th (sf) \|400 m hurdles \|48.76
rowspan=2\|2016 \|European Championships \|Amsterdam, Netherlands \|10th (sf) \|400 m hurdles \|49.50
Olympic Games \|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil \|6th \|400 m hurdles \|48.40
2018 \|European Championships \|Berlin, Germany \|6th \|400 m hurdles \|48.75
2019 \|World Championships \|Doha, Qatar \|9th (sf) \|400 m hurdles \|48.93
2021 \|Olympic Games \|Tokyo, Japan \|7th \|400 m hurdles \|48.11
2022 \|World Championships \|Eugene, United States \|8th \|400 m hurdles \|48.92
rowspan=2\|2023 \|European Games \|Chorzów, Poland \|bgcolor="silver"\|2nd \|400 m hurdles \|48.63
World Championships \|Budapest, Hungary \|7th \|400 m hurdles \|48.33
rowspan=2\|2024 \|European Championships \|Rome, Italy \|4th \|400 m hurdles \|48.13
Olympic Games \|Paris, France \|7th \|400 m hurdles \|52.53

colspan="6"|Representing {{EST}}

2009

|World Youth Championships

|Brixen, Italy

|13th (sf)

|400 m hurdles (84 cm)

|53.97

2010

|World Junior Championships

|Moncton, Canada

|36th (h)

|400 m hurdles

|53.86

rowspan=3|2011

|European Indoor Championships

|Paris, France

|22nd (h)

|400 m

|48.49

European Junior Championships

|Tallinn, Estonia

|4th

|400 m hurdles

|50.63

Universiade

|Shenzhen, China

|9th (sf)

|400 m hurdles

|50.14

rowspan=2|2012

|European Championships

|Helsinki, Finland

|5th

|400 m hurdles

|50.01

Olympic Games

|London, United Kingdom

|27th (h)

|400 m hurdles

|50.05

rowspan=2|2013

|European U23 Championships

|Tampere, Finland

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|400 m hurdles

|49.19

World Championships

|Moscow, Russia

|16th (sf)

|400 m hurdles

|49.42

rowspan=2|2014

|European Championships

|Zürich, Switzerland

|bgcolor="silver"|2nd

|400 m hurdles

49.06

IAAF Continental Cup

|Marrakesh, Morocco

|4th

|400 m hurdles

|49.29

2015

|World Championships

|Beijing, China

|13th (sf)

|400 m hurdles

|48.76

rowspan=2|2016

|European Championships

|Amsterdam, Netherlands

|10th (sf)

|400 m hurdles

|49.50

Olympic Games

|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|6th

|400 m hurdles

|48.40

2018

|European Championships

|Berlin, Germany

|6th

|400 m hurdles

|48.75

2019

|World Championships

|Doha, Qatar

|9th (sf)

|400 m hurdles

|48.93

2021

|Olympic Games

|Tokyo, Japan

|7th

|400 m hurdles

|48.11

2022

|World Championships

|Eugene, United States

|8th

|400 m hurdles

|48.92

rowspan=2|2023

|European Games

|Chorzów, Poland

|bgcolor="silver"|2nd

|400 m hurdles

|48.63

World Championships

|Budapest, Hungary

|7th

|400 m hurdles

|48.33

rowspan=2|2024

|European Championships

|Rome, Italy

|4th

|400 m hurdles

|48.13

Olympic Games

|Paris, France

|7th

|400 m hurdles

|52.53

Personal best

=Outdoor=

class="wikitable"
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

class="wikitable"

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=

class="wikitable"
Event ! Best ! Location ! Date ! Notes
300 metres \| 33.62s \| Tallinn, Estonia \| 29 January 2012 \| NR
400 metres \| 47.23s \| Tartu, Estonia \| 18 February 2012 \|

class="wikitable"

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.{{cite web |title=ESBL: Rasmus Mägi |url=https://www.esbl.ee/biograafia/Rasmus_Mägi |website=esbl.ee |access-date=8 June 2021|language=et}}