Timothé Mumenthaler

Timothé Mumenthaler
OLY
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (2002-12-12) 12 December 2002 (age 21)
EducationEPFL[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)200m: 20.28 (Rome, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Switzerland
European Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rome 200 m
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Espoo 200 m

Timothé Sembéry Mumenthaler OLY (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] He was born to a Swiss father and Senegalese mother.[14]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Timothé Mumenthaler". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. ^ "To begin with, Timothé Mumenthaler rides on bronze". tdg.ch. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Mumenthaler impressionnant, plutôt deux fois qu'une". athle.ch. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Happy who, like Timothé Mumenthaler, has had a wonderful journey". tdg. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Timothé Mumenthaler chomped at the bit and bit the gold". tdg. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  7. ^ "After a big brake, Timothé Mumenthaler puts the turbo back on". tdg.ch. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  8. ^ Smythe, Steve (June 27, 2023). "Gudaf Tsegay goes No.4 all-time at 10,000m – overseas round-up". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Mumenthaler en BRONZE, le 4×4 féminin en ARGENT !". athle.ch. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Mixed relay and 4×100 m men impress with top times in Nassau". swiss-athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  12. ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Record-Breaking Performances Shine on Day 4 of European Athletics Championships in Rome". Watch Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  14. ^ Rom, Rainer Sommerhalder (June 11, 2024). "Timothé Mumenthaler ist Europameister! Wer ist dieser 21-jährige neue Sprintstar aus Genf?". Aargauer Zeitung.