Timothé Mumenthaler
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Nationality | Swiss | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2002-12-12) 12 December 2002 (age 21) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Education | EPFL[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 200m: 20.28 (Rome, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
- ^ a b Davet, Matthias (2024-06-11). "Timothé Mumenthaler, un «corps fragile» devenu champion d'Europe" [Timothé Mumenthaler, a «brittle body» who became European champion]. Blick (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Timothé Mumenthaler". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "To begin with, Timothé Mumenthaler rides on bronze". tdg.ch. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Mumenthaler impressionnant, plutôt deux fois qu'une". athle.ch. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Happy who, like Timothé Mumenthaler, has had a wonderful journey". tdg. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Timothé Mumenthaler chomped at the bit and bit the gold". tdg. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "After a big brake, Timothé Mumenthaler puts the turbo back on". tdg.ch. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (June 27, 2023). "Gudaf Tsegay goes No.4 all-time at 10,000m – overseas round-up". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Mumenthaler en BRONZE, le 4×4 féminin en ARGENT !". athle.ch. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Mixed relay and 4×100 m men impress with top times in Nassau". swiss-athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Record-Breaking Performances Shine on Day 4 of European Athletics Championships in Rome". Watch Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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- 1934: Chris Berger (NED)
- 1938: Tinus Osendarp (NED)
- 1946: Nikolay Karakulov (URS)
- 1950: Brian Shenton (GBR)
- 1954: Heinz Fütterer (FRG)
- 1958: Manfred Germar (FRG)
- 1962: Owe Jonsson (SWE)
- 1966: Roger Bambuck (FRA)
- 1969: Philippe Clerc (SUI)
- 1971: Valeriy Borzov (URS)
- 1974: Pietro Mennea (ITA)
- 1978: Pietro Mennea (ITA)
- 1982: Olaf Prenzler (GDR)
- 1986: Vladimir Krylov (URS)
- 1990: John Regis (GBR)
- 1994: Geir Moen (NOR)
- 1998: Douglas Walker (GBR)
- 2002: Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE)
- 2006: Francis Obikwelu (POR)
- 2010: Christophe Lemaitre (FRA)
- 2012: Churandy Martina (NED)
- 2014: Adam Gemili (GBR)
- 2016: Bruno Hortelano (ESP)
- 2018: Ramil Guliyev (TUR)
- 2022: Zharnel Hughes (GBR)
- 2024: Timothé Mumenthaler (SUI)