Meta Antenen (born 7 April 1949) is a retired Swiss pentathlete. Between 1969 and 1975 she won nine medals at the European championships, mostly in the

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and hurdles. She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics in four events in total and placed eighth in the pentathlon in 1968 and sixth in the long jump in 1972. Antenen was selected as the

Swiss Sports Personality of the Year The Swiss Sports Personality of the Year was originally chosen annually from 1950 by the Swiss newspaper ''Sport''. As the newspaper was discontinued in the 1990s, the winners are now chosen by Swiss journalists and TV viewers. Both groups' vot ...

in 1966 and 1971. Her husband Georges Mathys is an Olympic Swiss

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player.

International competitions

¹Did not start in the semifinals
²Did not finish in the semifinals

References

1949 births Living people Olympic athletes for Switzerland Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Swiss female hurdlers Swiss female long jumpers Swiss pentathletes Swiss female sprinters {{Switzerland-athletics-bio-stub