Léa Sprunger

Léa Sprunger

Léa Sprunger at the 2012 Athletissima
Personal information
Born (1990-03-05) 5 March 1990
Nyon, VD[1]
Residence Gingins, VD[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country   Switzerland
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 200 m, 400 m hurdles[3]
Coached by Laurent Meuwly[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing   Switzerland
European Championships
2016 Amsterdam 400 m hurdles

Léa Sprunger (born 5 March 1990, in Nyon, Vaud) is a Swiss track and field athlete competing in sprinting events and the 400 metres hurdles.[4]

Career

She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 200m event and the 4 × 100 m relay. She used to be a heptathlete before turning to sprint. She is the younger sister of Ellen Sprunger.

Her personal best in the 400 metres hurdles is 54.92 set in Geneva in June 2016. Her best time in the indoor 400 metres is 52.36 (Magglingen 2016).

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Switzerland
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 13th Heptathlon (youth) 4878 pts
European Youth Olympic Festival Belgrade, Serbia 1st 4x100 m relay 46.17
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 10th Heptathlon 5451 pts
2009 European U23 Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 3rd Heptathlon 5552 pts
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 16th Heptathlon 4808 pts
Universiade Shenzhen, China 18th (sf) 200 m 24.17
7th 4x100 m relay 44.65
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 13th (h) 4x100 m relay 44.04
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 13th (sf) 200 m 23.49
6th 4x100 m relay 43.61
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 30th (h) 200 m 23.27
13th (h) 4x100 m relay 43.54
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 17th (h) 400 m 54.45
Universiade Kazan, Russia 11th (sf) 200 m 23.80
5th (h) 4x100 m relay 44.721
World Championships Moscow, Russia 12th (h) 4x100 m relay 43.21
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 2nd 200 m 23.83
2nd 4x100 m relay 45.01
2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 3rd (B) 4x100 m relay 43.55
5th 4x200 m relay 1:31.75
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 9th (sf) 200 m 23.12
4th 4x100 m relay 42.982
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 20th (h) 400 m 53.97
IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 8th 4x100 m relay 43.74
World Championships Beijing, China 13th (sf) 400 m hurdles 55.83
13th (h) 4x100 m relay 43.38
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd 400 m hurdles 55.41
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 25th (h) 400 m hurdles 56.58

1Disqualified in the final

2Did not finish in the final

References

  1. 1 2 Lea Sprunger - facts, London 2012 Official site. Retrieved on 5 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Léa Sprunger - facts, Swiss Olympic Official site (German). Retrieved on 5 August 2012.
  3. ↑ BBC Sport – Lea Sprunger, BBC. Retrieved on 5 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Léa Sprunger profile at IAAF
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