Mireille Gigandet-Donders

Swiss sprinter
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroSwiss sprinter
PlacesSwitzerland
isAthlete
Work fieldSports
Gender
Female
Birth7 July 1974
Age50 years
The details

Biography

Mireille Gigandet-Donders (née Mireille Donders; born 7 July 1974) is a retired Swiss athlete who specialised in sprinting events. She represented her country at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics without reaching the second round. She won the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 2001 Summer Universiade.
She broke the Swiss record in several events. Her record in the indoor 200 metres is still standing.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing   Switzerland
1991European Junior ChampionshipsThessaloniki, Greece20th (h)200 m12.40
1992World Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea28th (qf)100 m12.12
21st (sf)200 m24.52
1993European Junior ChampionshipsSan Sebastián, Spain8th200 m23.98
7th4x100 m relay46.06
1994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France11th (sf)200 m24.38
European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland23rd (h)200m23.97 (wind: -1.7 m/s)
9th (h)4x100m relay44.43
1996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden12th (sf)60 m7.46
9th (sf)200 m24.13
Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States38th (h)100 m11.67
25th (h)200 m23.52
1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France7th (sf)200 m23.30
UniversiadeCatania, Italy7th100 m11.65
7th200 m23.74
1998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain4th (h)200 m22.96
1999UniversiadePalma de Mallorca, Spain7th100 m11.55
7th200 m23.83
2000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium8th (sf)200 m23.47
Olympic GamesSydney, Australia43rd (h)100 m11.63
33rd (h)200 m23.44
2001UniversiadeBeijing, China3rd100 m11.59
4th200 m23.31

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 100 metres – 11.34 (+0.8 m/s) (Geneva 2001) former NR
  • 200 metres – 23.06 (+1.2 m/s) (Lugano 2000)

Indoor

  • 60 metres – 7.27 (Magglingen 1998) former NR
  • 200 metres – 22.96 (Valencia 1998) NR

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