Yasmin Giger

Yasmin Giger (born 6 November 1999) is a Swiss athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[2] She represented her country at the 2017 World Championships without advancing from the first round. In addition, she won a gold medal at the 2017 European U20 Championships.

Yasmin Giger
Personal information
Born (1999-11-06) 6 November 1999
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m hurdles
ClubAmriswil-Athletics

Her personal best in the event is 55.90 seconds set in Grosseto in 2017.[3] Earlier in her career she competed in the heptathlon.

Personal life

Giger is of Dominican descent through her mother.[4]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Switzerland
2015 European Youth Olympic Festival Tbilisi, Georgia 2nd 400 m 55.02
2016 European Youth Championships Tbilisi, Georgia 2nd 400 m hurdles 58.39
– Medley relay DNF
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 25th (h) 400 m 54.76
European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 1st 400 m hurdles 55.90
World Championships London, United Kingdom 36th (h) 400 m hurdles 57.72
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 3rd 400 m hurdles 56.98
European Championships Berlin, Germany 17th (sf) 400 m hurdles 56.81
10th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.86
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 29th (h) 400 m 53.84
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.72
World Relays Yokohama, Japan 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.32
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 3rd 400 m hurdles 56.37
World Championships Doha, Qatar 14th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.63
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 33rd (h) 400 m hurdles 57.03
12th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.90
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 24th (sf) 400 m hurdles 56.31
8th 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.81
European Championships Munich, Germany 20th (sf) 400 m hurdles 57.13
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 20th (h) 400 m 53.89

References
  1. "Yasmin Giger – ein Talent mit vielen Stärken" (in German). SRF. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. Yasmin Giger at World Athletics
  3. "All-Athletics profile".
  4. Romanshorn. "Einzelansicht - Romanshorn". www.romanshorn.ch.


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