Yasmin Giger Explained

Yasmin Giger
Birth Date:6 November 1999
Hometown:Romanshorn, Thurgau, Switzerland
Height:1.80 m
Weight:60 kg[1]
Country:Switzerland
Sport:Athletics
Event:400 m hurdles
Club:LC Zürich
Coach:Flavio Zberg
Pb:400 m hurdles: 55.25 (Tallinn 2021)

Yasmin Giger (born 6 November 1999) is a Swiss athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. 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.

Her personal best in the event is 55.25 seconds set in Tallinn in 2021, which is a national U23 record.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

Achievements

International competitions

Representing
2015European Youth Olympic FestivalTbilisi, Georgiabgcolor=silver2nd400 m55.02
2016European Youth ChampionshipsTbilisi, Georgiabgcolor=silver2nd400 m hurdles58.39
Medley relay
2017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia25th (h)400 m54.76
European U20 ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italybgcolor=gold1st400 m hurdles55.90
World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom36th (h)400 m hurdles57.72
2018World U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland3rd400 m hurdles56.98
European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany17th (sf)400 m hurdles56.81
10th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:32.86
2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom29th (h)400 m53.84
6th4 × 400 m relay3:33.72
World RelaysYokohama, Japan7th4 × 400 m relay3:32.32
European U23 ChampionshipsGävle, Sweden3rd400 m hurdles56.37
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar14th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:30.63
2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan33rd (h)400 m hurdles57.03
12th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:25.90
European U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia3rd400 m hurdles55.25
2022World ChampionshipsEugene, OR, United States24th (sf)400 m hurdles56.31
8th4 × 400 m relay3:27.81
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany20th (sf)400 m hurdles57.13
2023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey20th (h)400 m53.89
World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary27th (h)400 m hurdles56.16
2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy14th (sf)400 m hurdles55.05
11th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:27.48

National titles

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yasmin Giger – ein Talent mit vielen Stärken. 15 January 2017. SRF. de. 8 August 2017.
  2. Web site: All-Athletics profile.
  3. Web site: Einzelansicht - Romanshorn. Romanshorn. www.romanshorn.ch.
  4. Web site: Persönlich – Yasmin . 2023-09-02 . de-DE.