Dany Brand

Dany Brand (born 23 February 1996, in Hinwil) is a Swiss athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[1] He won a silver medal at the 2017 European U23 Championships in a new national U23 record.

Dany Brand
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Brand
Born (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996
Hinwil, Switzerland
EducationSwiss Federal Institute of Sport EHSM
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres hurdles
ClubLeichtathletik Club Zürich
Coached byVolker Beck (2022—)
Flavio Zberg (2012—2022)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m hurdles: 46.83 (Zürich 2022)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing   Switzerland
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 Bydgoszcz400 m hurdles

His personal best in the event is 49.14 seconds set in Bydgoszcz in 2017. Brand improved his time to 46.83 in September 2023 during Weltklasse Zürich.

Career

Dany Brand attributes his enthusiasm for athletics to his father, Juerg Brand, who used to be an athlete and now coaches him. Dany’s other coach is the German Olympic champion Volker Beck, who he began training with in November 2022. Brand changed from his previous coach of 10 years, Flavio Zberg.[2][3]

2014–2015

Brand earned his first national title as a junior in the 400 metres hurdles at the Swiss Junior Championships in September 2014. He would claim the title again in August 2015.

2022

Days before he was supposed to compete in the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, he tested positive for COVID-19 and missed the event.[4] He did not return until August for the 2022 European Championships, which were held in Munich. He came in sixth place during the preliminary trials, however, he did not advance to the semi-finals.

2023

The following year, he was selected to go to the 2023 World Championships in Budapest. He came in fifth place during the preliminary trials, however, he did not advance to the semi-finals.[5]

Achievements

Information from his World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
Representing   Switzerland
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, OR, United States 29th (h) 400 m hurdles 53.32
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 5th 400 m hurdles 52.16
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 19th (h) 400 m hurdles 51.60
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 400 m hurdles 49.14 NU23R PB
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 7th 400 m hurdles 49.92
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.94
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 14th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.82 SB
2019 Universiade Naples, Italy 6th 400 m hurdles 49.83 SB
European Team Championships Super League Bydgoszcz Poland 8th 400 m hurdles 50.95
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States – 400 m hurdles DNS
European Championships Munich, Germany 13th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.30
2023 European Team Championships First Division Chorzów, Poland 6th 400 m hurdles 49.97
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 30th (h) 400 m hurdles 49.69

National titles

See also

References
  1. Dany Brand at World Athletics
  2. Meile, Oliver. "Darum setzt er auf einen Trainer der alten Schule". zueriost.ch (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. Greb, Jörg (16 September 2021). "Dany Brand tritt endlich wieder aus dem Schatten". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. "Joseph si qualifica alle semifinali di Eugene - RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera". rsi (in Italian). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  5. "Four Swiss athletes are happy about qualifying for the semi-finals". Swiss Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.


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