Julie Derron Explained

Julie Derron
Nationality:Swiss
Sport:Triathlon
Birth Date:10 September 1996
Birth Place:Zurich, Switzerland

Julie Derron (born 10 September 1996) is a Swiss triathlete. She was a silver medalist at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

She won the 2021 European Triathlon Championships. She was a bronze medalist in the mixed relay at the 2022 European Triathlon Championships, and a silver medalist in 2024 and a bronze medalist in 2023 at the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships.

Career

She won the Alpe d'Huez Triathlon in 2017.[1] She won the Europe Triathlon Sprint Championships in 2019 in Kazan.[2]

She won the 2021 European Triathlon Championships in Valencia, Spain.[3] She won a bronze medal in the mixed relay at the 2022 European Triathlon Championships in Munich, Germany.[4]

In 2023, she was a bronze medalist at the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships in the mixed relay in Hamburg.[5]

In 2024, she won victory at the Chengdu World Cup.[6] In June 2024, she improved the course record at the Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl.[7] In July 2024, she was a silver medalist at the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships.[8]

Competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, she won the silver medal in the women's triathlon on 31 July 2024.[9] [10] Derron was one of the flag-bearers for Switzerland at the closing ceremony alongside swimmer Roman Mityukov.[11]

Personal life

From Zurich, her grandfather was a Swiss champion swimmer. Her sisters Nina and Michelle also compete in triathlon.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 Alpe d'Huez Short Distance Triathlon. Endurapix.com. 14 July 2024. 28 July 2017 .
  2. Web site: Results: 2019 Kazan ETU Sprint Triathlon European Championships. 14 July 2024. World Triathlon. 27 July 2019.
  3. Web site: JULIE DERRON WINS EUROPEAN TITLE OVER OLYMPIC DISTANCE IN VALENCIA. swisstriathlon. 14 July 2024. 25 September 2021 .
  4. Web site: Schweizer Mixed-Triathlon-Team holt EM-Bronze. swissinfo.ch. 14 July 2024. 14 August 2022.
  5. Web site: July 16, 2023. 4xMixed Relay : Results". International Triathlon Union. 14 July 2024.
  6. Web site: JULIE DERRON SECURES SOLID VICTORY AT THE CHENGDU WORLD CUP!. Swisstriathlon. 14 July 2024. 29 April 2024 .
  7. Web site: trinews. 14 July 2024. Feuersinger bei Challenge Walchsee von technischem Defekt gebremst. Stefan . Leitner . 24 June 2024.
  8. Web site: Team Germany defends Mixed Relay world title to deliver Olympic warning shot to rivals. Triathlon.org. 15 July 2024. 14 July 2024.
  9. Web site: Which triathletes have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games?. 220 Triathlon. 14 July 2024. Liz. Barratt. 9 July 2024.
  10. Web site: Bronze for Beth Potter as France's Cassandre Beaugrand takes Olympic gold. Shropshire Star. 31 July 2024. 31 July 2024.
  11. Web site: 2024-08-11. Derron and Mityukov carry the Swiss flag. 2024-08-11. Blue News. Swisscom. en.
  12. Web site: The sportiest shared flat in Switzerland: The three Derron sisters have big plans in triathlon. bzbasel.ch. 14 July 2024. 21 May 2017. Thomas. Renggli.

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