Anita Weyermann
Swiss runner (born 1977)
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Nationality | Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1977-12-08) 8 December 1977 (age 46) Wynigen, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 1500 metres, 3000 metres, 5000 metres, Cross country running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anita Weyermann (born 8 December 1977 in Wynigen) is a Swiss former middle- and long-distance runner.
She won the 1998 Eurocross meeting.[1] In the 1999 season she began with a win at the Belfast International Cross Country and went on to take the gold at the European Cross Country Championships.
Weyermann retired from professional sports on 5 March 2008. She works as a radio journalist for a Bernese local radio station, Radio BEO, and as a running trainer.[2]
Personal bests
- 800 metres: 2:02.73 min, 5 July 1998 in Frauenfeld
- 1500 metres: 3:58.20 min, 8 August 1998 in Monaco, Swiss record
- 3000 metres: 8:35.83 min, 7 July 1999 in Rome
- 5000 metres: 14:59.28 min, 5 June 1996 in Rome
References
- ^ Civai, Franco & Gasparovic, Juraj (2009-02-28). Eurocross 10.2 km (men) + 5.3 km (women). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-03-01.
- ^ Pfister, Reto (12 June 2010). "Die Läuferin mit dem Mikrofon". Berner Zeitung. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
External links
- Anita Weyermann at World Athletics
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Preceded by | Swiss Sportswoman of the Year 1999 | Succeeded by |
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World U20 Champions in women's 3000 metres
- 1986: Cleopatra Palacian (ROU)
- 1988: Ann Mwangi (KEN)
- 1990: Simona Staicu (ROU)
- 1992: Zhang Linli (CHN)
- 1994: Gabriela Szabo (ROU)
- 1996: Anita Weyermann (SUI)
- 1998: Yin Lili (CHN)
- 2000: Beatrice Jepchumba (KEN)
- 2002: Meseret Defar (ETH)
- 2004: Jebichi Yator (KEN)
- 2006: Veronica Nyaruai (KEN)
- 2008: Mercy Cherono (KEN)
- 2010: Mercy Cherono (KEN)
- 2012: Mercy Chebwogen (KEN)
- 2014: Mary Cain (USA)
- 2016: Beyenu Degefa (ETH)
- 2018: Nozomi Tanaka (JPN)
- 2021: Teresia Muthoni Gateri (KEN)
- 2022: Betty Chelangat (KEN)
- 2024: Aleshign Baweke (ETH)
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