Yasmin Giger
Yasmin Giger (born 6 November 1999) is a Swiss athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. She won a gold medal at the 2017 European U20 Championships. Currently, she is the national champion in both the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles.

Her personal best in the event is 55.25 seconds set in Tallinn in 2021, which is a national U23 record. Earlier in her career, she competed in the heptathlon.

Career

2015 
Giger made her international debut at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival in Tbilisi and finished in second place in the 400 metres. Also, she earned a national title in the indoor 800 metres.

2016 
The following year, Giger would return to Tbilisi for the 2016 European Youth Championships. She ran in the 400 metres hurdles and finished in second place. Additionally, she earned another national title in the indoor 800 metres.

Personal life
Giger is of Dominican descent through her mother.

She credits her older brother Zaafir, who plays football, for sparking her interest in sports ever since she was 7 years old. She would attend his football matches with their mother and found herself fascinated by her brother's speed. She wanted to be as fast as him, so she tried out athletics and fell in love with it. Giger worked diligently on developing her skills and trained at different clubs: TV St. Peterzell, TV Herisau, Amriswil Athletics.

Achievements

International competitions

National titles 
 Swiss Championships (3)
 400 metres hurdles: 2019, 2020, 2023
 Swiss Indoor Championships (6)
 400 metres: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023
 800 metres: 2015, 2016

See also 
 List of Swiss records in athletics
 Switzerland at the Olympics

References

External links

 Official website
 

1999 births
Living people
Swiss female hurdlers
World Athletics Championships athletes for Switzerland
Swiss people of Dominican Republic descent
Sportspeople of Dominican Republic descent
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Switzerland