Géraldine Frey Explained

Géraldine Frey
Nationality:Swiss
Country:Switzerland
Sport:Track and Field
Event:100m, 200m
Birth Date:19 June 1997
Birth Place:Zug, Switzerland
Coach:Rita Schönenberger
Club:LC Zürich
Pb:100 m: 11.18 (Langenthal 2023)200 m: 23.12 (Zürich 2022)
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Géraldine Frey (born 19 June 1997) is a Swiss track and field athlete. In 2022, she became the Swiss national champion over 200 metres.

Early life

From Oberägeri in the Swiss canton of Zug, she moved to Zürich to study pharmacy at ETH Zurich and joined and Rita Schönenberger's training group at LC Zürich. Frey was part of the Swiss team that won bronze at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland in the 4x100m relay, and also competed in 2015 and 2019.[1]

Career

In January 2022, Frey ran 7.60 seconds for the 60 metres in St Gallen to qualify for the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade.[2] She ran a personal best time of 7.11 seconds for the 60 metres to qualify for the semi-final.[3]

Frey won the 2022 Swiss NationalChampionships over 200 metres, at the Letzigrund in Zürich. In doing so, Frey ran a new personal best time of 23.12 seconds.[4] Frey was part of the Swiss relay team that finished seventh at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the relay final.[5]

She was selected for the 100 metres at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich.[6] She ran 11.45 seconds in her heat to qualify for the semi-finals.[7]

Selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, she qualified for the semi-final of the 100 metres.[8]

She reached the semi-finals of the women's 60 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.[9]

She ran as part of the Swiss 4x100m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[10] She was selected for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024.[11]

Achievements

Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

International competitions

Representing
2015European U20 ChampionshipsEskilstuna, Sweden5th (h)4 x 100 m relay45.89
2017European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland25th (h)100 m12.12
3rd4 x 100 m relay44.07
2019European U23 ChampionshipsGävle, Sweden8th (sf)100 m11.79
8th4 x 100 m relay45.64
20212021 European Team Championships First LeagueCluj-Napoca, Romaniabgcolor=silver2nd4 x 100 m relay43.73
2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia9th (sf)60 m7.15
World ChampionshipsEugene, OR, United States34th (h)100 m11.30
7th4 x 100 m relay42.81
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany10th (sf)100 m11.38
9th (h)4 x 100 m relay43.93
20232023 European Team Championships First DivisionChorzów, Poland5th100 m11.26
13th200 m23.57
11th4 x 100 m relay43.39
World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary24th (sf)100 m11.28
— (f)4 x 100 m relay
2024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom12th (sf)60 m7.16
European ChampionshipsRome, Italy16th (sf)100 m11.29
5th (h)4 × 100 m relay42.761
1Disqualified in the final

Circuit wins and titles

(4 x 100 metres relay wins, other events specified in parentheses)

National titles

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Géraldine Frey is this winter's most promising sprinter. Zug4you.ch. 20 August 2023. 18 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Géraldine Frey fulfills World Indoor Championship limits in St. Gallen. Swiss-Athletics. 20 August 2023. January 23, 2022.
  3. Web site: Géraldine Frey und Bossard, eine starke Verbindung. Bossard. 21 August 2023. 20 October 2022.
  4. Web site: Swiss champion over 200 metres. Zug4you.ch.
  5. Web site: Géraldine FREY. european-athletics.com.
  6. Web site: The wild week of sprint hope Géraldine Frey. blick.ch. 21 August 2023. 12 August 2022.
  7. Web site: Athletics: Ditaji Kambundji in bronze in 100m hurdles. tdg.ch. 20 August 2023. 12 August 2022.
  8. Web site: Women's 100m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023. Watch Athletics. 21 August 2023. 21 August 2023.
  9. Web site: Women's 60m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024. Watch Athletics. 2 March 2024. 2 March 2024.
  10. Web site: World Athletics. Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024. 12 May 2024. 5 May 2024.
  11. Web site: 60-köpfige Rekorddelegation an der EM in Rom . Swiss Athletics. 29 May 2024. 4 June 2024.