Malik Skupin-Alfa
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 18 June 2004 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 400 m, 800 m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400 m: 47.10 (Gottingen, 2023) 800 m: 1:45.95 (Dortmund, 2026) |
Medal record | |
Malik Skupin-Alfa (born 18 June 2004) is a German sprinter and middle-distance runner. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships, having previously also won relay medals at the European U20 Championships.[1]
Biography
From Offenburg and a member of LG Offenburg, he has three siblings who also compete in athletics including his brother Milo and younger siblings Vanda and Magnus. He also took part in gymnastics, handball, and basketball alongside track and field during his childhood and wa coached by his mother Natalie Glock.[2][3] Skupin-Alfa won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2021 European U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.[3][4]
On February 26, 2023, he placed second at the German Youth Indoor Championships in Dortmund in the 800 metres.[5] Skupin-Alfa won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2023 European U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel.[3][6]
He relocated to Frankfurt in 2024 to train under Georg Schmidt, and ranked second in Germany for the 800 metres behind Robert Farken that year. He won bronze at the German Indoor Championships in his first year as a senior athlete, finishing behind Alexander Stepanov. Competing outdoors, he had a second-place finish at the U23 German Championships and a fifth-place finish at the senior German Championships. Later that summer, he had a breakthrough in Dresden, where Skupin-Alfa broke the 1:46 barrier for the first time in the 800 m with 1:45.81, and less than a week later, in Pfungstadt, he broke the 30-year-old German record in the 600 metres, running a time of 1:15.04 to replace the previous best set by Edgar Itt.[3]
In February 2025, he placed third in 1:49.34 in the 800 metres at the German Indoor Championships in Dortmund.[7][8] Skupin-Alfa won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships.[9]
On 8 February 2026 at the Sparkassen Indoor Meeting Dortmund, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Bronze meeting, he placed second to Pole Maciej Wyderka in a lifetime best of 1:45.95.[10] On 13 February, he competed in the 800 m at the Erfurt Indoor 2026, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Challenger meeting, winning the 'B' race in 1:46.19.[11] In March 2026, he was selected for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland.[12]
References
- ^ "Malik Skupin-Alfa". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "The LGO in Luxembourg and Mannheim is very successful". stadtanzeiger-ortenau.de. 18 Jan 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Malik Skupin-Alfa: Talent and carefree attitude lead to the top of the 800 meters". Leichtathletik. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "German Youth Indoor Championships 2023 Dortmund 800m - Elija Ziem takes matters into his own hands". leichtathletik. February 26, 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "German Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 27 Feb 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "MAXIMILIAN THORWIRTH UND LEA MEYER GEWINNEN HALLEN-TITEL ÜBER 3.000 METER". Frankfurt-marathon.com. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "2025 European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ Trapnell, Jasmine (8 Feb 2026). "Swoboda battles to 60m victory and Moe Berg dominates again in Dortmund". European Athletics. Retrieved 9 Feb 2026.
- ^ Mills, Steven (13 Feb 2026). "Attaoui takes an unopposed 800m victory in Erfurt". European Athletics. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
- ^ "13 DLV-Athlet:innen starten bei der Hallen-WM in Torun". Leichtathletik.de. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.