Dany Brand (born 23 February 1996, in

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) is a

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athlete specialising in the

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. He won a silver medal at the 2017 European U23 Championships in a new national U23 record. His personal best in the event is 49.14 seconds set in

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in 2017. Brand improved his time to 46.83 in September 2023 during

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Career

Dany Brand attributes his enthusiasm for athletics to his father, Juerg Brand, who used to be an athlete and now coaches him. Dany’s other coach is the German Olympic champion Volker Beck, who he began training with in November 2022. Brand changed from his previous coach of 10 years, Flavio Zberg.

2014–2015

Brand earned his first national title as a junior in the 400 metres hurdles at the Swiss Junior Championships in September 2014. He would claim the title again in August 2015.

2022

Days before he was supposed to compete in the 2022 World Championships in

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, he tested positive for

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and missed the event. He did not return until August for the

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, which were held in

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. He came in sixth place during the preliminary trials, however, he did not advance to the semi-finals.

2023

The following year, he was selected to go to the 2023 World Championships in

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. He came in fifth place during the preliminary trials, however, he did not advance to the semi-finals.

Achievements

Information from his

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profile unless otherwise noted.

International competitions

National titles

* Swiss Championships **

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: 2020 * Swiss Junior Championships **

: 2014

References

External links

Official site
* 1996 births Living people Swiss male hurdlers Sportspeople from Hinwil District Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2019 Summer Universiade European Games competitors for Switzerland Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games 21st-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-athletics-bio-stub