Dominik Alberto (born 28 April 1992) is a

Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri *Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss Internati ...

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the My ...

er and

decathlete The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄ ...

. He is a 14-time national champion and his personal best of 5.71 metres is tied for the Swiss national record in the pole vault.

Biography

Alberto's first national title was in 2016 at the

Swiss Indoor Athletics Championships The Swiss Indoor Athletics Championships (german: Schweizer Leichtathletik-Hallenmeisterschaften, french: Championnats suisses d´athlétisme en salle) is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Swiss Athletics Federation, wh ...

. Since then, he has won 14 national titles indoors and outdoors, all in the

. At the 2021

Irena Szewińska Memorial The Irena Szewińska Memorial is an annual track and field meeting held at the Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland in July. It was first held in 2019 as replacement for the XIX European Athletics Festival "Bydgoszcz Cup". The m ...

, Alberto jumped a personal best of 5.65 metres. Less than one month later at the Hoch Hinaus Cup, Alberto jumped 5.71 metres to tie

Felix Böhni Felix Böhni (born 14 February 1958) is a Swiss athlete. He competed in the men's pole vault at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics, finishing seventh in 1984. While competing for San Jose State University San José State ...

's Swiss national record which had stood since 1983. Since 2007, Alberto has been a part of the club and coached by

Nicole Büchler Nicole Büchler (born 17 December 1983) is a Swiss former pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alberto, Dominik 1992 births Swiss decathletes Swiss male pole vaulters Living people Swiss Athletics Championships winners