Historical record: two more Swiss medals at European U23 Championships

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At the end of the most successful U23 European Championship of all time, the Swiss team won two more medals in Espoo in Finland. The 4x400m relay for women takes silver, Timothé Mumenthaler takes bronze in the 200m.

From a Swiss perspective, Michelle Gröbli (LC Regensdorf), Lena Wernli (LC Zurich), Giulia Senn (LC Zurich) and Catia Gubelmann (LAC TV Unterstrass) ensure the great end of the four-day U23 European Championship. In the final of the 4×400 m, the four runners are part of a race that can hardly be surpassed in terms of drama.

France intercepts Switzerland

The anchor Gubelmann is initially in second place and pushes past the leading pole into the lead with 100 m to go. Only in the last meters is she intercepted by the Frenchwoman. France’s advantage over Switzerland is only two-hundredths.

With 3:30.62 minutes, the Swiss quartet can not only celebrate the silver medal, but also a national U23 record (previously 3:32.89). As a result, Switzerland won a relay medal in Espoo in the women’s 4×100 (bronze) and 4×400 m events.

Mumenthaler lives up to expectations

The sprinter Mumenthaler (Stade Genève) runs to 3rd place in the final of the 200 m in 20.85 seconds and thus wins the hoped-for medal. With starting number 2 on the list of participants, Mumenthaler lives up to his role as a podium candidate.

For the 20-year-old from Geneva, this success is a confirmation of his strong performance in the current season, which saw him improve his personal best over 200 m to 20.50 seconds.

The men’s 4×400 m relay with Jérémy Valnet (Lausanne-Sports), Nick Stalder (TV Länggasse), Nahom Yirga (LC Zurich) and Lionel Spitz (Adliswil Track Team) took 5th place in a high-quality final. With 3:05.51 minutes, the quartet broke the Swiss U23 record (3:06.08) that had only been set in the previous heats the day before.

New medal record for Switzerland

Long jumper Ronja Wengi (LK Zug) also showed a strong performance. On the third attempt she jumps 6.41 m, surpassing her personal best by 11 cm. With this distance, Wengi earns 8th place.

With its results, the 44-strong team in Espoo seamlessly continues the successes of past events. Switzerland won 14 medals in 2017 in Bydgoszcz in Poland (5), 2019 in Gävle in Sweden (4) and 2021 in Tallinn in Estonia (5). Six medals are a record and testify to the fine development of Swiss athletics. (SDA)

Source : Blick