Léa Sprunger

Léa Sprunger
	Léa Sprunger at the 2012 Athletissima
Personal information
Born	5 March 1990 (age 34); Nyon, VD
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Switzerland
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	200 m, 400 m hurdles
Coached by	Laurent Meuwly
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Switzerland
European Championships

Léa Sprunger (born 5 March 1990, in Nyon, Vaud) is a Swiss track and field athlete competing in sprinting events and the 400 metres hurdles.^[4]

Career

She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 200m event and the 4 × 100 m relay. She used to be a heptathlete before turning to sprint. She is the younger sister of Ellen Sprunger.

Her personal best in the 400 metres hurdles is 54.92 set in Geneva in June 2016. Her best time in the indoor 400 metres is 52.36 (Magglingen 2016).

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Switzerland
2007	World Youth Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	13th	Heptathlon (youth)	4878 pts
2007	European Youth Olympic Festival	Belgrade, Serbia	1st	4x100 m relay	46.17
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	10th	Heptathlon	5451 pts
2009	European U23 Championships	Novi Sad, Serbia	3rd	Heptathlon	5552 pts
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	16th	Heptathlon	4808 pts
	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	18th (sf)	200 m	24.17
	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	7th	4x100 m relay	44.65
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	13th (h)	4x100 m relay	44.04
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	13th (sf)	200 m	23.49
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	4x100 m relay	43.61
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	30th (h)	200 m	23.27
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	13th (h)	4x100 m relay	43.54
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	17th (h)	400 m	54.45
	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	11th (sf)	200 m	23.80
	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	5th (h)	4x100 m relay	44.72¹
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	12th (h)	4x100 m relay	43.21
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Nice, France	2nd	200 m	23.83
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Nice, France	2nd	4x100 m relay	45.01
2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	3rd (B)	4x100 m relay	43.55
	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	5th	4x200 m relay	1:31.75
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	9th (sf)	200 m	23.12
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	4th	4x100 m relay	42.98²
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	20th (h)	400 m	53.97
	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	8th	4x100 m relay	43.74
	World Championships	Beijing, China	13th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.83
	World Championships	Beijing, China	13th (h)	4x100 m relay	43.38
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	3rd	400 m hurdles	55.41
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	25th (h)	400 m hurdles	56.58

¹Disqualified in the final

²Did not finish in the final

References

^ ^a ^b Lea Sprunger - facts, London 2012 Official site. Retrieved on 5 August 2012.
^ BBC Sport – Lea Sprunger, BBC. Retrieved on 5 August 2012.
^ Léa Sprunger - facts, Swiss Olympic Official site (German). Retrieved on 5 August 2012.
^ Léa Sprunger at World Athletics

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[London2012-1] Lea Sprunger - facts, London 2012 Official site. Retrieved on 5 August 2012.

[2] BBC Sport – Lea Sprunger, BBC. Retrieved on 5 August 2012.

[3] Léa Sprunger - facts, Swiss Olympic Official site (German). Retrieved on 5 August 2012.

[4] Léa Sprunger at World Athletics

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