Yasmin Giger

Yasmin Giger (born 6 November 1999) is a Swiss athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[2] She won a gold medal at the 2017 European U20 Championships. Currently, she is the national champion in both the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles.

Yasmin Giger
Giger at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Born (1999-11-06) 6 November 1999
Home townRomanshorn, Thurgau, Switzerland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[1]
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m hurdles
ClubLC Zürich
Coached byFlavio Zberg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m hurdles: 55.25 (Tallinn 2021) NU23R
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing   Switzerland
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Tampere400 m hurdles
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Gävle400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place2021 Tallinn400 m hurdles
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Grosseto400 m hurdles
European U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 Tbilisi400 m hurdles
European Youth Olympic Festival
Silver medal – second place2015 Tbilisi400 m

Her personal best in the event is 55.25 seconds set in Tallinn in 2021, which is a national U23 record.[3] Earlier in her career, she competed in the heptathlon.

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.[4]

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.[5]

Achievements

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
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 SB
European Championships Berlin, Germany 17th (sf) 400 m hurdles 56.81 EU20L
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 NR
World Relays Yokohama, Japan 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.32
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 3rd 400 m hurdles 56.37 SB
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 NR
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 3rd 400 m hurdles 55.25 NU23R
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 24th (sf) 400 m hurdles 56.31
8th 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.81 SB
European Championships Munich, Germany 20th (sf) 400 m hurdles 57.13
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 20th (h) 400 m 53.89
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 27th (h) 400 m hurdles 56.16


National titles

See also

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.
  5. "Persönlich – Yasmin" (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
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