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2024 Athletissima
The 2024 Athletissima was the 48th edition of the annual outdoor athletics meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. Held on 22 August at the Stade olympique de la Pontaise, it was the 11th leg of the 2024 Diamond Leaguethe highest level international track and field circuit. The men's pole vault competition was held one day earlier on 21 August. Highlights At the meeting, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who held the fastest time of the year in the men's 1500 m but did not earn a medal in that event at the Paris Olympics, defeated Olympic gold medallist Cole Hocker to set a meeting record of 3:27.83. Emmanuel Wanyonyi also set a new world lead and Diamond League record in the 800 m, running 1:41.11. Results Athletes competing in the Diamond League disciplines earned extra compensation and points which went towards qualifying for the 2024 Diamond League finals. First place earned 8 points, with each step down in place earning one less point than the previous, until no points are awarded in 9th pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lausanne
Lausanne ( , ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of towns in Switzerland, city of the Swiss French-speaking Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. It is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway between the Jura Mountains and the Alps, and facing the French town of Évian-les-Bains across the lake. Lausanne is located (as the crow flies) northeast of Geneva, the nearest major city. The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland convenes in Lausanne, although it is not the ''de jure'' capital of the nation. The municipality of Lausanne has a population of about 140,000, making it the List of cities in Switzerland, fourth largest city in Switzerland after Basel, Geneva, and Zurich, with the entire agglomeration area having about 420,000 inhabitants (as of January 2019). The metropolitan area of Lausanne-Geneva (including Vevey-Montreux, Yverdon-les-Bains, Valais and foreign parts), commonly designated as ''Lake Geneva region, Arc lémanique ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sondre Guttormsen
Sondre Guttormsen (born 1 June 1999) is a Norwegian athlete specialising in the pole vault. He is a European Indoor Championships gold and bronze medallist. Guttormsen won the gold medal at the 2023 European Indoor Championships and the bronze medal at the 2025 European Indoor Championships. He is also a European U23 Championships and European U18 Championships bronze medallist, three-time NCAA champion and four-time Norwegian national champion. Guttormsen is a two-time Olympian and competed at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. Early life Sondre Guttormsen was born the oldest of four children in Davis, California to Kristin and Atle Guttormsen. His father, a professor at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, was studying for an economics Ph.D. at UC Davis. The family then returned to Ski, Norway. Career Guttormsen competed for the University of California, Los Angeles in his first year of college and then transferred to Princeton University in 2020. At the postpon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Reais
William Reais (born 4 May 1999) is a Swiss sprinter competing primarily in the 200 metres. He competed in the 200 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He also holds the Swiss national indoor record for the same event. Achievements Information from his World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted. Personal bests Outdoor *100 metres – 10.35 (La Chaux-de-Fonds 2020) *200 metres – 20.24 (Basel 2020) *400 metres – 46.39 (Bellinzona 2020) Indoor *60 metres – 6.66 (Magglingen 2021) *200 metres – 20.97 (Magglingen 2021) NR International competitions Circuit wins and titles * IAAF World Challenge Meeting ** 2023: Ostrava Golden Spike (4 x 100 m relay) National titles * Swiss Athletics Championships ** 100 metres: 2023 ** 200 metres: 2020, 2022, 2023 * Swiss Indoor Athletics Championships ** 200 metres: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 * Swiss U23 Championships ** 100 metres: 2021 ** 400 metres: 2020 * Swiss U20 Championships ** 200 metres: 2017, 2018 * Swiss U20 Indoor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothé Mumenthaler
Timothé Sembéry Mumenthaler (born 12 December 2002) is a Swiss sprinter. He won the 2024 European Championships in Rome over 200 metres. Career He is a member of Stade Genève. In February 2018, he won the 60 metres and 200 metres at the Swiss Youth Indoor Championships in St. Gallen. He competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. He recorded a time for the 100 metres of 10.61 seconds aged 16 years-old. However, his progress was later slowed by injury. In 2022, he was runner up in the Swiss Athletics Championships in the 100 metres. He finished fifth in the 200 metres at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships First Division in Silesia, Poland in June 2023. He was a bronze medalist in the 200m at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo. He ran as part of the Swiss 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. He won the 200 metres gold medal at the European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy, runni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Fahnbulleh
Joseph Fahnbulleh (born 11 September 2001) is a Liberian-American sprinter. An Olympic finalist, Fahnbulleh is a double NCAA champion and finished fourth at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the 200 meters race. Early and personal life Born in Hopkins, Minnesota, to Liberian parents, Fahnbulleh attended Hopkins High School. His mother was brought up in Liberia but had to flee to the United States to avoid the Liberian Civil War when she was twelve years-old. Career After being named National High School Coaches' Association boys athlete of the year in 2019, he was encouraged by Florida coach Mike Holloway to attend the University of Florida, and Fahnbulleh subsequently won the 200 m at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor National Championships with a personal best time of 19.91 seconds. He was also named National Senior Boys' Track and Field Athlete of the Year. After declaring for the Liberian national team and being named to their roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jereem Richards
Jereem Richards (born 13 January 1994) is a Trinidadian track and field sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres and 400 metres events. He won the bronze medal in the 200 m at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics and gold for the 400 m at the 2022 World Indoor Championships. Richards took 200 m titles at both the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games. He was part of the Trinidad and Tobago team that won the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2012 World Indoor Championships and a gold medal at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. Richards is the Trinidad and Tobago indoor record holder for the 200 m and 400 m. He has won four individual national titles. Personal life Jereem Richards hails from Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago. He attended the Vessigny Secondary School at his home island. From 2011-2013 he attending A.S.J.A Boys’ College where he excelled academically. In 2014–15, he attended South Plains College in Levellan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Ogando
Alexander Ogando Bautista (born 3 May 2000) is a Sprint (running), sprinter from the Dominican Republic. He finished fifth in the 200 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Ogando won three major medals as part of Dominican mixed 4 × 400 metres relays, including silver at the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Tokyo Olympics and gold at the 2022 World Championships. He claimed gold medals in the 200 m at the 2021 NACAC U18 U20 and U23 Championships in Athletics, 2021 NACAC Under-23 Championships and 2022 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics, 2022 Ibero-American Championships. Achievements Circuit performances International competitions Personal bests * 100 metres – 10.09 (+0.9 m/s, Santo Domingo 2022) * 200 metres – 19.86 (+0.6 m/s, Chorzów, Poland 2024) * 400 metres – 44.68 (Chorzów 2022) References External links * * 2000 births Living people Dominican Republic male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Kerley
Fredrick Lee Kerley ( ; born May 7, 1995) is an American track and field sprinter. He was the Olympic silver medalist over 100 m at the 2020 Olympics and bronze medalist at the 2024 Olympics in the same event. Kerley has earned an additional six medals at the World Championships, most notably 100 m gold at the 2022 edition. He has also medalled in the 400 m, 4 × 100 m relay, and 4 × 400 m relay and won eleven Diamond League races, including two Diamond League finals - the 400 m in 2018 and the 100 m in 2021. His personal best time of 43.64 seconds makes him the tenth fastest man in history over 400 meters. During the pandemic, Kerley chose to focus on the 100 m during the Olympic cycle to improve his basic speed for future attempts at a sub-43 400 m. The decision to move down paid off as he won the silver medal in the 100 m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a 9.84 performance. His personal best time of 9.76 seconds makes him the sixth faste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erriyon Knighton
Erriyon Knighton (born January 29, 2004)"ATHLETE PROFILE Erriyon KNIGHTON" ''''. Retrieved June 25, 2021. is an American sprinter specializing in the and . At the age of 18, he won the bronze medal in the 200 m at the |
Letsile Tebogo
Letsile Tebogo (; born 7 June 2003) is a Botswana sprinter. He won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 200 metres event, with his win earning the first-ever Olympic gold medal for Botswana. He also won the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships in the 100 m and followed it up with a bronze medal in the 200 m five days later. Tebogo won in the 100 metres and placed second in the 200 metres at both the 2021 and 2022 World Athletics Under-20 Championships. In 2021, he became the first Botswana athlete to claim the 100 m title at any World Championships level. He is the 200 m 2022 African champion, becoming the youngest winner of this title in competition history. He broke the 300 m world best, running a time of 30.69 seconds on February 17, 2024 at altitude in Pretoria, South Africa. Tebogo has held the world U20 record in the 100 m since April 2022. He was the first man from Botswana to break the 10-second barrier. Career Tebogo gained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Nilsen
Christopher Nilsen (born January 13, 1998) is an American athlete specialising in pole vault and high jump. He won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Men's pole vault, pole vault event with a jump of . High school Nilsen graduated from Park Hill High School in Kansas City, Missouri. Nilsen was raised in hometown of Kansas City, Missouri. Nilsen set the List of United States high school national records in track and field, United States high school record in the pole vault at the Missouri Class 5 sectional meet with a clearance of . Nilsen won 2016 Kansas Relays pole vault. NCAA Nilsen attended the University of South Dakota. Nilsen is a six-time NCAA Division I All-America, First Team All-American, and a three-time NCAA Division I, NCAA Track and field Pole vault champion. Nilsen holds South Dakota Coyotes school records in the Pole vault indoor and outdoor . Nilsen set List of North, Central American and Caribb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Wooten
Jacob Wooten (born April 22, 1997) is an American pole vaulter. He was the runner-up at the 2023 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the pole vault. Biography Wooten is from Tomball, Texas where he attended Tomball Memorial High School. He won the 2014 University Interscholastic League Division 5A state meet in the pole vault, as well as the 2015 USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships. From 2016 to 2019, Wooten competed on the Texas A&M Aggies track and field team. He made seven NCAA finals appearances, with a best finish of 3rd at the 2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. At those championships, the meet officials mistakenly set the bar two inches too high, causing confusion and requiring a re-do of that round of vaulting. Texas A&M coach Pat Henry said that the mistake "cost" Wooten, and that it was "not a good situation". In February 2020, Wooten jumped a personal best of 5.90 metres at the International Urban Pole Vault Mee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
