Swiss Athletics Championships
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| Sport | Athletics |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1910 |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Official website | www.swiss-athletics.ch |
The Swiss Athletics Championships (German: Leichtathletik Schweizermeisterschaften, French: Championnats Suisses Elites d’Athlétisme) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Swiss Athletics Federation, which serves as the national championships for the sport in Switzerland. The two-day event is typically held in mid-summer and the venue varies on an annual basis. It is open to adults of all ages and is thus referred to as the senior or élite championships.
The competition was initiated as a men-only event in 1906, with women's events being given national championship status in 1936.[1]
Events
[edit]On the current programme a total of 38 individual Swiss Championship athletics events are contested, divided evenly between men and women. For each of the sexes, there are six track running events, three obstacle events, four jumps, four throws, a racewalk and a combined track and field event.[1]
- Obstacle events
- 100 metres hurdles (women), 110 metres hurdles (men), 400 metres hurdles, 3000 metres steeplechase
- 10,000 metres race walk (men), 5000 metres race walk (women)
- Decathlon (men), heptathlon (women)
In addition to the main track and field championships, several other national championship events are held for road running (10K run, half marathon, marathon), racewalking (20 km walk, 50 km walk), cross country running (short and long course) and mountain running.[1]
The women's programme was restricted in earlier years, compared to the men's. On the track, the 400 m was added in 1965, 1500 m in 1968, the 3000 m in 1972, the 10,000 m in 1986 and finally the 5000 m in 1995 (replacing the 3000 m event). The 400 m hurdles was added for women in 1977 and the steeplechase in 2007. The women's field programme was expanded in the 1990s, starting with triple jump in 1991, then hammer throw in 1995 and pole vault in 1996.[1]
A men's 200 metres hurdles race was previously held, finishing in 1967. Women contested this event in 1970 and 1971.[1]
Editions
[edit]| Ed. | Year | Location | Venue | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Zürich | Letzigrund | 1–2 August | |
| 2010 | Lugano | Cornaredo Stadium | 16–17 July | |
| 2011 | Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte | 5–6 August | |
| 2012 | Bern | Stade de Suisse | 6–7 July | |
| 2013 | Lucerne | Stadion Allmend | 26–27 July | |
| 2014 | Frauenfeld | Sportplatz Kleine Allmend | 25–26 July | |
| 2015 | Zug | Herti Allmend Stadion | 7–8 August | |
| 2016 | Geneva | Stade Genève Athlétisme | 16–17 July | |
| 2017 | Zürich | Letzigrund | 21–22 July | |
| 2018 | Zofingen | Sportanlagen Trinermatten | 13–14 July | |
| 2019 | Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte | 23–24 August | |
| 2024 | Winterthur | Stadion Deutweg | 28–29 June |
Championships records
[edit]Men
[edit]| Event | Record | Athlete/Team | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 m | 20.24 (+0.2 m/s) | William Reais | 12 September 2020 | Basel | [2] |
| 400 m | 45.01 | Lionel Spitz | 29 June 2024 | Winterthur | [3] |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.25 (+0.3 m/s) | Jason Joseph | 29 June 2024 | Winterthur | [4] |
Women
[edit]| Event | Record | Athlete/Team | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 10.89 (+0.6 m/s) NR | Mujinga Kambundji | 24 June 2022 | Zürich | [5] |
| 200 m | 22.26 (+1.2 m/s) | Mujinga Kambundji | 24 August 2019 | Basel | [6] |
| High jump | 1.97 m NR | Salome Lang | 27 June 2021 | Langenthal | [7] |
| Pole vault | |||||
| Long jump | 6.82 m (+0.6 m/s) | Annik Kälin | 28 June 2024 | Winterthur | [8] |
| Hammer throw |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Swiss Athletics Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen; Bob Ramsak (13 September 2020). "Samba-Mayela and Belocian impress at French Championships, Jaeger breaks world U18 heptathlon best". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "National championships round-up: Nugent and Thompson impress in Jamaica". World Athletics. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "110m Hurdles Heat 2 Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Diaz, Mitton and Richards impress on busy national championships weekend". World Athletics. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (25 August 2019). "National championships round-up: records broken at British and Swiss Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Lang and Vukovic both clear 1.97m for national high jump records". EAA. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "National championships round-up: Nugent and Thompson impress in Jamaica". World Athletics. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.