Géraldine_Frey
Géraldine Frey
Swiss sprinter (born 1997)
Géraldine Frey (born 19 June 1997) is a Swiss track and field athlete. In 2022, she became the Swiss national champion over 200 metres.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Born | (1997-06-19) 19 June 1997 (age 26) Zug, Switzerland |
| Sport | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sport | Track and Field |
| Event(s) | 100m, 200m |
| Club | LC Zürich |
| Coached by | Rita Schönenberger |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 100 m: 11.18 (Langenthal 2023) 200 m: 23.12 (Zürich 2022) |
Medal record | |
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]
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 National Championships 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 4 × 100 m 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]
Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Switzerland | ||||||
| 2015 | European U20 Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 5th (h) | 4 x 100 m relay | 45.89 | |
| 2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 25th (h) | 100 m | 12.12 | |
| 3rd | 4 x 100 m relay | 44.07 | ||||
| 2019 | European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 8th (sf) | 100 m | 11.79 | |
| 8th | 4 x 100 m relay | 45.64 | ||||
| 2021 | 2021 European Team Championships First League | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | 2nd | 4 x 100 m relay | 43.73 | |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 9th (sf) | 60 m | 7.15 | |
| World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 34th (h) | 100 m | 11.30 | ||
| 7th | 4 x 100 m relay | 42.81 | ||||
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 10th (sf) | 100 m | 11.38 | ||
| 9th (h) | 4 x 100 m relay | 43.93 | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 European Team Championships First Division | Chorzów, Poland | 5th | 100 m | 11.26 | |
| 13th | 200 m | 23.57 | ||||
| 11th | 4 x 100 m relay | 43.39 | ||||
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 24th (sf) | 100 m | 11.28 | ||
| — (f) | 4 x 100 m relay | DQ | ||||
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 12th (sf) | 60 m | 7.16 | |
Circuit wins and titles
- (4 x 100 metres relay wins, other events specified in parentheses)
National titles
- "Géraldine Frey is this winter's most promising sprinter". Zug4you.ch. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- "Géraldine Frey fulfills World Indoor Championship limits in St. Gallen". Swiss-Athletics. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- "Géraldine Frey und Bossard, eine starke Verbindung". Bossard. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- "Swiss champion over 200 metres". Zug4you.ch.
- "Géraldine FREY". european-athletics.com.
- "The wild week of sprint hope Géraldine Frey". blick.ch. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- "Athletics: Ditaji Kambundji in bronze in 100m hurdles". tdg.ch. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- "Women's 100m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- "Women's 60m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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