Fabienne Schlumpf
Fabienne Schlumpf (born 17 November 1990) is a Swiss athlete specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase, and later, marathon running.[2] She won the silver medal at the 2018 European Championships. In 2020, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.[3]
Schlumpf in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 November 1990 |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 3000 m steeplechase; marathon |
| Club | TG Hütten |
Medal record | |
Her personal best of 9:37.81 is the former national record, since beaten by Chiara Scherrer in 2022.[4]
She used the competition-free time during the COVID-19 pandemic to re-orient towards marathon running. In her first marathon race ever (Belp, April 3rd, 2021) she not only fulfilled the time cutoff to participate at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, but with 2:26:14 hours she improved the Swiss record for female marathon runners.[5]
Schlumpf ran her second marathon race at the Olympic Games in Tokyo and was placed 12th with 2:31:36 hours.[6]
International competitions edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Switzerland | |||||
| 2009 | European Junior Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 20th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 11:19.84 |
| 2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 17th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 10:31.10 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | – | 3000 m s'chase | DQ |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 13th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:55.92 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 5th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:40.01 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 18th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:59.30 | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 13th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 9:36.08 |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 9:22.29 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Sapporo, Japan | 12th | Marathon | 2:31:36 |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 9th | Marathon | 2:30:17 |
Personal bests edit
Outdoor
- 800 metres – 2:12.80 (Bern 2010)
- 1500 metres – 4:22.89 (Frauenfeld 2014)
- 3000 metres – 9:14.89 (Riga 2014)
- 5000 metres – 15:51.06 (Riga 2014)
- 3000 metres steeplechase – 9:21.65(Oslo 2017)
- 10 kilometres – 33:00 (Uster 2015)
- 15 kilometres – 54:57 (Port Elizabeth 2015)
- Half marathon – 1:13:56 (The Hague 2015)
- Marathon 2:24:30 (Valencia 2023) NR
Indoor
- 3000 metres – 9:34.44 (St. Gallen 2016)
References edit
- ^ EAA profile
- ^ Fabienne Schlumpf at World Athletics
- ^ "Women's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Streule, Ralf (2022-08-21). "Chiara Scherrers Analyse nach ihrem verpatzten EM-Final". St. Galler Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Schlumpf läuft Schweizer Rekord bei ihrer Marathon-Premiere". Swiss Radio and Television SRF (in German). 2021-04-03.
- ^ "Schlumpf erstaunt beim Olympia-Marathon als Zwölfte". Swiss Radio and Television SRF (in German). 2021-08-07.