Yasmin Giger (born 6 November 1999) is a
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
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athlete specialising in the
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women.
On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once a ...
. She won a gold medal at the
2017 European U20 Championships. Currently, she is the national champion in both the
400 metres
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and the 400 metres hurdles.
Her personal best in the event is 55.25 seconds set in
Tallinn in 2021, which is a national U23 record. Earlier in her career, she competed in the
heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...
.
Career
2015
Giger made her international debut at the
2015 European Youth Olympic Festival in
Tbilisi and finished in second place in the 400 metres. Also, she earned a national title in the indoor
800 metres.
2016
The following year, Giger would return to Tbilisi for the
2016 European Youth Championships. She ran in the 400 metres hurdles and finished in second place. Additionally, she earned another national title in the indoor 800 metres.
Personal life
Giger is of Dominican descent through her mother.
She credits her older brother Zaafir, who plays football, for sparking her interest in sports ever since she was 7 years old. She would attend his football matches with their mother and found herself fascinated by her brother's speed. She wanted to be as fast as him, so she tried out athletics and fell in love with it. Giger worked diligently on developing her skills and trained at different clubs: TV St. Peterzell, TV Herisau, Amriswil Athletics.
Achievements
International competitions
National titles
*
Swiss Championships (3)
**
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women.
On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once a ...
: 2019, 2020, 2023
*
Swiss Indoor Championships (6)
**
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...
: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023
**
800 metres: 2015, 2016
See also
*
List of Swiss records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Switzerland maintained by its national athletics federation: Swiss Athletics (SA).
Outdoor
Key to tables:
+ = en route to a longer distance
Mx = mark was made in a mixed race
Men
Wo ...
*
Switzerland at the Olympics
Switzerland has sent athletes to compete in every Games since it first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games. Switzerland boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, but the equestrian events for those Games were he ...
References
External links
Official website*
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1999 births
Living people
Swiss female hurdlers
World Athletics Championships athletes for Switzerland
Swiss people of Dominican Republic descent
Sportspeople of Dominican Republic descent
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Switzerland
Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics