Mireille Gigandet-Donders (née ''Mireille Donders''; born 7 July 1974) is a retired

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athlete who specialised in

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

events. She represented her country at the

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and

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

without reaching the second round. She won the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the

2001 Summer Universiade The 2001 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXI Summer Universiade, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, between 22 August and 1 September. A total of 6,757 athletes from 165 nations took part in 12 sports ...

. She broke the Swiss record in several events. Her record in the indoor 200 metres is still standing.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

– 11.34 (+0.8 m/s) (Geneva 2001) former NR *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

– 23.06 (+1.2 m/s) (Lugano 2000) Indoor * 60 metres – 7.27 (Magglingen 1998) former NR *

– 22.96 (Valencia 1998) former NR

References

1974 births Living people Swiss female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Switzerland Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade bronze medalists for Switzerland Competitors at the 1997 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1999 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade {{Switzerland-athletics-bio-stub