Kevin Widmer

Kevin Widmer

Personal information
Born	(1970-09-23) 23 September 1970
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	200 metres
Club	Stade Genève

Kevin Widmer (born 23 September 1970) is a retired Swiss athlete who competed in sprinting events. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as three outdoor and two indoor World Championships. Widmer is of Vietnamese descent and currently works as an athletics coach.

He still holds Swiss records in the outdoor and indoor 200 metres.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Switzerland
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	20th (h)	200 m	21.81
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	10th (sf)	200 m	21.31
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	18th (h)	200 m	21.32
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	21st (qf)	200 m	20.74
			14th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.91
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	13th (sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.36
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	23rd (h)	400 m	47.81
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	14th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.34
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	29th (h)	60 m	6.80
			13th (h)	200 m	21.56
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	29th (h)	200 m	21.37
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.91

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.24 (+1.3 m/s) (La Chaux-de-Fonds 1995)
• 200 metres – 20.41 (-0.2 m/s) (La Chaux-de-Fonds 1995) NR
• 400 metres – 45.84 (Lindau 1995)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 6.65 (Magglingen 1998)
• 200 metres – 20.99 (Magglingen 1998) NR
• 400 metres – 46.72 (Magglingen 2006)