Timothé Mumenthaler Explained

Timothé Mumenthaler
Honorific Suffix:OLY
Education:EPFL[1]
Nationality:Swiss
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprint
Birth Date:12 December 2002
Pb:200m: 20.28 (Rome, 2024)

Timothé Sembéry Mumenthaler (born 12 December 2002) is a Swiss sprinter. He won the 2024 European Championships in Rome over 200 metres.[2]

Career

He is a member of Stade Genève.[3] In February 2018, he won the 60m and 200m at the Swiss Youth Indoor Championships in St. Gallen.[4] He competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.[5] However, after running 100m in 10.61 seconds aged 16 years-old, his progress was slowed by injury.[6] In 2022, he was runner up in the Swiss national championships in the 100 metres.[7]

He finished fifth in the 200 metres at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships First Division in Silesia in June 2023.[8] He was a bronze medalist in the 200m at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo.[9]

He ran as part of the Swiss 4x100m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[10] [11]

He competed at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome and won the final of the Men's 200 metres, running 20.28 seconds.[12] [13]

Personal Life

Mumenthaler grew up in Geneva, Switzerland. He is currently pursuing a BSc in microengineering at Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in parallel with his athletic career.[1] He was born to a Swiss father and Senegalese mother.[14]

Notes and References

  1. News: Davet . Matthias . 2024-06-11 . Timothé Mumenthaler, un «corps fragile» devenu champion d'Europe . Timothé Mumenthaler, a «brittle body» who became European champion . French . . 2024-06-12.
  2. Web site: Timothé Mumenthaler. World Athletics. 9 June 2024.
  3. Web site: To begin with, Timothé Mumenthaler rides on bronze. tdg.ch. 9 June 2024. 17 July 2023.
  4. Web site: Mumenthaler impressionnant, plutôt deux fois qu'une . 9 June 2024. athle.ch. 11 February 2018 .
  5. Web site: Happy who, like Timothé Mumenthaler, has had a wonderful journey. tdg. 9 June 2024. 24 October 2018.
  6. Web site: Timothé Mumenthaler chomped at the bit and bit the gold. tdg. 9 June 2024. 9 September 2019.
  7. Web site: After a big brake, Timothé Mumenthaler puts the turbo back on. tdg.ch. 9 June 2024. 28 June 2022.
  8. Web site: Gudaf Tsegay goes No.4 all-time at 10,000m – overseas round-up. Athletics Weekly. 9 June 2024. Steve. Smythe . June 27, 2023.
  9. Web site: 16 July 2023. Mumenthaler en BRONZE, le 4×4 féminin en ARGENT !. 8 June 2024. athle.ch.
  10. Web site: Watch Athletics. Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024. 12 May 2024. 5 May 2024.
  11. Web site: Mixed relay and 4×100 m men impress with top times in Nassau. swiss-athletics. 9 June 2024. 5 May 2024.
  12. Web site: European Athletics Championships. World Athletics. 9 June 2024.
  13. Web site: Record-Breaking Performances Shine on Day 4 of European Athletics Championships in Rome. Watch Athletics . 11 June 2024. 11 June 2024.
  14. Web site: Timothé Mumenthaler ist Europameister! Wer ist dieser 21-jährige neue Sprintstar aus Genf?. Rainer Sommerhalder. Rom. June 11, 2024. Aargauer Zeitung.