List of Swiss records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Switzerland maintained by its national athletics federation: Swiss Athletics (SA).
Outdoor
Key to tables :
Awaiting ratification
Record not kept by SA
Not ratified or later rescined by SA
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
100 m
10.08 (+0.1 m/s )
Alex Wilson
30 June 2019
Résisprint
La Chaux-de-Fonds , Switzerland
[ 1]
9.84 (+1.9 m/s ) [ a]
Alex Wilson
18 July 2021
Georgia Games
Marietta , United States
[ 2]
150 m
15.05 (+1.9 m/s )
Silvan Wicki
13 June 2020
Langenthal , Switzerland
[ 3]
200 m
19.98 (+1.5 m/s )
Alex Wilson
30 June 2019
Résisprint
La Chaux-de-Fonds , Switzerland
[ 1]
19.89 (+1.8 m/s ) [ b]
Alex Wilson
18 July 2021
Georgia Games
Marietta , United States
[ 2]
300 m
32.29
Kevin Widmer
2 August 1995
Langenthal , Switzerland
400 m
44.99
Mathias Rusterholz
3 July 1996
Athletissima
Lausanne , Switzerland
600 m
1:14.72
André Bucher
1 September 1999
Bellinzona , Switzerland
800 m
1:42.55
André Bucher
17 August 2001
Weltklasse Zürich
Zürich , Switzerland
1000 m
2:15.63
André Bucher
24 May 2001
Langenthal , Switzerland
1500 m
3:31.75
Pierre Délèze
21 August 1985
Weltklasse Zürich
Zürich , Switzerland
Mile
3:50.38
Pierre Délèze
25 August 1982
Koblenz , Germany
3000 m
7:27.68
Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu
20 July 2024
London Athletics Meet
London , United Kingdom
[ 4]
5000 m
12:50.90
Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu
30 May 2024
Bislett Games
Oslo , Norway
[ 5]
5 km (road)
13:12
Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu
31 December 2023
Cursa dels Nassos
Barcelona , Spain
[ 6]
10,000 m
27:17.29
Julien Wanders
17 July 2019
Ethiopian Trials
Hengelo , Netherlands
[ 7]
10 km (road)
27:13
Julien Wanders
12 January 2020
10K Valencia Ibercaja
Valencia , Spain
[ 8]
27:13
Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu
14 January 2024
10K Valencia Ibercaja
Valencia , Spain
[ 9]
15 km (road)
41:56+
Julien Wanders
8 February 2019
RAK Half Marathon
Ras Al Khaimah , United Arab Emirates
[ 10]
20,000 m
59:14.02
Stéphane Schweickhardt
15 April 1998
Martigny , Switzerland
20 km (road)
56:03+
Julien Wanders
8 February 2019
RAK Half Marathon
Ras Al Khaimah , United Arab Emirates
[ 10]
Half marathon
59:13
Julien Wanders
8 February 2019
RAK Half Marathon
Ras Al Khaimah , United Arab Emirates
[ 11]
One hour
20264 m
Stéphane Schweickhardt
15 April 1998
Martigny , Switzerland
25,000 m (track)
1:18:54.8
Stéphane Schweickhardt
7 September 1988
Sion , Switzerland
25 km (road)
1:13:40+
Tadesse Abraham
24 September 2023
Berlin Marathon
Berlin , Germany
[ 12]
30 km (road)
1:28:25+
Tadesse Abraham
24 September 2023
Berlin Marathon
Berlin , Germany
[ 13]
Marathon
2:05:01
Tadesse Abraham
10 March 2024
Barcelona Marathon
Barcelona , Spain
[ 14]
2:04:40
1 December 2024
Valencia Marathon
Valencia , Spain
[ 15]
110 m hurdles
13.07 (+0.7 m/s )
Jason Joseph
10 September 2023
Großes Meeting für die Kleinen
Basel , Switzerland
[ 16] [ 17]
300 m hurdles
34.87
Kariem Hussein
25 May 2017
Nationales Auffahrtsmeeting
Langenthal , Switzerland
[ 18]
400 m hurdles
48.13
Marcel Schelbert
28 August 1999
World Championships
Seville , Spain
3000 m steeplechase
8:22.24
Christian Belz
4 June 2001
Hengelo , Netherlands
High jump
2.33 m
Loïc Gasch
8 May 2021
Lausanne , Switzerland
[ 19]
Pole vault
5.71 m
Felix Böhni
11 June 1983
Bern-Neufeld , Switzerland
5.71 m
Dominik Alberto
10 July 2021
Landau , Germany
[ 20]
Long jump
8.45 m (+0.2 m/s ) [ c]
Simon Ehammer
28 May 2022
Hypo-Meeting
Götzis , Austria
[ 21]
Triple jump
17.13 m (+0.8 m/s )
Alexander Martínez Aimes
10 August 2006
Göteborg , Sweden
17.13 m (+1.9 m/s )
12 August 2007
La Chaux-de-Fonds , Switzerland
Shot put
22.75 m
Werner Günthör
23 August 1988
Arena
Bern-Neufeld , Switzerland
Discus throw
64.04 m
Christian Erb
18 September 1988
Norden , West Germany
Hammer throw
80.51 m
Patric Suter
17 September 2003
Löffingen , Germany
Javelin throw
82.07 m
Stefan Müller
16 September 2006
Bern-Wankdorf , Switzerland
Weight throw
13.67 m
Roland Hotz
12 September 2011
2nd European Masters Games
Lignano , Italy
[ 22]
Decathlon
8468 pts
Simon Ehammer
15–16 August 2022
European Championships
Munich , Germany
[ 23]
100 m (wind)
Long jump (wind)
Shot put
High jump
400 m
110 m h (wind)
Discus
Pole vault
Javelin
1500 m
10.56 (+0.7 m/s )
8.31 m (−1.0 m/s )
14.24 m
2.08 m
47.40 [ d]
13.75 (±0.0 m/s )
34.92 m
5.20 m
53.46 m
4:48.72
20 km walk (road)
1:25:20
Alex Flórez
13 April 2013
Poděbrady Race Walk
Poděbrady , Czech Republic
50 km walk (road)
3:59:20
Pascal Charrière
14 April 1996
Fribourg , Switzerland
4 × 100 m relay
38.36
SwitzerlandPascal Mancini Bradley Lestrade Felix Svensson William Reais
21 August 2022
European Championships
Munich , Germany
[ 24]
4 × 200 m relay
1:24.37
SwitzerlandSteven Gugerli Pascal Mancini Reto Schenkel Suganthan Somasundaram
3 May 2015
IAAF World Relays
Nassau , Bahamas
[ 25]
4 × 400 m relay
3:02.46
SwitzerlandLaurent Clerc Mathias Rusterholz Alain Rohr Marcel Schelbert
28 August 1999
World Championships
Seville , Spain
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
100 m
10.89 (+0.6 m/s )
Mujinga Kambundji
24 June 2022
Swiss Championships
Zürich , Switzerland
[ 26]
150 m
16.67 (+0.3 m/s )
Ajla del Ponte
20 June 2020 [ e]
Meilen , Switzerland
[ 27]
200 m
22.05 (+2.0 m/s )
Mujinga Kambundji
19 July 2022
World Championships
Eugene , United States
[ 28]
300 m
35.70
Léa Sprunger
25 May 2017
Nationales Auffahrtsmeeting
Langenthal , Switzerland
[ 18]
400 m
50.52
Léa Sprunger
1 July 2018
Resisprint
La Chaux-de-Fonds , Switzerland
[ 29]
600 m
1:25.12
Audrey Werro
18 May 2023
Nationales Auffahrts-Meeting
Langenthal , Switzerland
[ 30]
800 m
1:57.95
Selina Büchel
4 July 2015
Meeting Areva
Saint-Denis , France
[ 31]
1000 m
2:31.51
Sandra Gasser
13 September 1989
Jerez de la Frontera , Spain
1500 m
3:58.20
Anita Weyermann
8 August 1998
Herculis
Monaco
Mile
4:23.92
Anita Weyermann
1 July 1998
Bellinzona , Switzerland
3000 m
8:35.83
Anita Weyermann
7 July 1999
Rome , Italy
5000 m
14:59.28
Anita Weyermann
5 June 1996
Rome , Italy
5 km (road)
15:34
Chiara Scherrer
8 May 2022
Lausanne , Switzerland
[ 32]
10,000 m
31:35.96
Daria Nauer
13 August 1994
Helsinki , Finland
10 km (road)
32:10
Fabienne Schlumpf
26 February 2017
10 km de Payerne
Payerne , Switzerland
[ 33]
15 km (road)
48:36+ Wo
Fabienne Schlumpf
17 October 2020
World Half Marathon Championships
Gdynia , Poland
[ 34]
20 km (road)
1:05:14+ Wo
Fabienne Schlumpf
17 October 2020
World Half Marathon Championships
Gdynia , Poland
[ 34]
Half marathon
1:08:38 Wo
Fabienne Schlumpf
17 October 2020
World Half Marathon Championships
Gdynia , Poland
[ 34]
1:08:27 Mx
Fabienne Schlumpf
21 March 2021
Itelligence Citylauf
Dresden , Germany
[ 35]
25 km (road)
1:25:07+
Fabienne Schlumpf
3 December 2023
Valencia Marathon
Valencia , Spain
[ 36]
30 km (road)
1:42:05+
Fabienne Schlumpf
3 December 2023
Valencia Marathon
Valencia , Spain
[ 37]
Marathon
2:24:30 Mx
Fabienne Schlumpf
3 December 2023
Valencia Marathon
Valencia , Spain
[ 38]
2:30:17 Wo
Fabienne Schlumpf
15 August 2022
European Championships
Munich , Germany
[ 39]
100 m hurdles
12.40 (+0.8 m/s )
Ditaji Kambundji
8 June 2024
European Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 40]
300 m hurdles
38.93
Léa Sprunger
3 August 2016
Internationales Abendmeeting
Langenthal , Switzerland
[ 41]
400 m hurdles
54.06
Léa Sprunger
4 October 2019
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 42]
2000 m steeplechase
6:12.44
Chiara Scherrer
10 June 2022
Swiss 10000m and Steeplechase Championships
Uster , Switzerland
[ 43]
3000 m steeplechase
9:20.28
Chiara Scherrer
18 June 2022
Meeting de Paris
Paris , France
[ 44]
High jump
1.97 m
Salome Lang
27 June 2021
Swiss Championships
Langenthal , Switzerland
[ 45]
Pole vault
4.88 m
Angelica Moser
12 July 2024
Herculis
Fontvieille , Monaco
[ 46]
Long jump
6.84 m (+1.0 m/s )
Irène Pusterla
20 August 2011
Gran Premio Mendrisiotto
Chiasso , Switzerland
[ 47]
6.84 m (−0.3 m/s ) [ f]
Annik Kälin
8 June 2024
European Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 48]
Triple jump
13.49 m (−0.5 m/s )
Affessi Fatim
1 July 2018 [ g]
Resisprint
La Chaux-de-Fonds , Switzerland
[ 29]
Shot put
18.02 m
Ursula Stäheli
14 August 1988
Zug , Switzerland
Discus throw
60.60 m
Rita Pfister
6 June 1976
Dortmund , West Germany
Hammer throw
67.42 m
Nicole Zihlmann
9 July 2018
Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern
Lucerne , Switzerland
[ 49]
Javelin throw
58.31 m
Géraldine Ruckstuhl
28 May 2017
Hypo-Meeting
Götzis , Austria
[ 50]
Weight throw
18.31 m
Nicole Zihlmann
2 September 2018
Aosta , Italy
Heptathlon
6639 pts
Annik Kälin
8–9 August 2024
Olympic Games
Paris , France
[ 51]
100m H (wind)
High jump
Shot put
200m (wind)
Long jump (wind)
Javelin
800m
12.87 (−0.1 m/s )
1.74 m
14.02 m
23.88 (−0.5 m/s )
6.59 m (+1.5 m/s )
48.14 m
2:11.33
10,000 m walk (track)
45:28:53
Laura Polli
26 July 2015
Swiss Championships
Tesserete , Switzerland
[ 52]
20 km walk (road)
1:32:36
Marie Polli
8 March 2009
Lugano , Switzerland
4 × 100 m relay
42.05
SwitzerlandRiccarda Dietsche Ajla Del Ponte Mujinga Kambundji Salomé Kora
5 August 2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
[ 53]
4 × 200 m relay
1:31.75
SwitzerlandMujinga Kambundji Léa Sprunger Joelle Golay Fanette Humair
25 May 2014
IAAF World Relays
Nassau , Bahamas
[ 54]
4 × 400 m relay
3:25.90
SwitzerlandLéa Sprunger Silke Lemmens Rachel Pellaud Yasmin Giger
5 August 2021 [ h]
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
[ 55]
Mixed
Indoor
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
50 m
5.63
Pascal Mancini
21 January 2023
Championnats Romands en Salle
Aigle , Switzerland
[ 57]
60 m
6.58
Pascal Mancini
18 February 2023
Swiss Championships
St. Gallen , Switzerland
[ 58]
200 m
20.92
Felix Svensson
21 January 2024
CMCM Meeting
Kirchberg , Luxembourg
[ 59]
300 m
35.9 h
Urs Kamber
21 February 1981
Daly City , United States
400 m
45.92
Alain Rohr
13 February 2000
Magglingen , Switzerland
600 m
1:17.00
Robin Oester
4 February 2023
Magglingen , Switzerland
[ 60]
800 m
1:44.93
André Bucher
3 March 2002
European Championships
Vienna , Austria
1000 m
2:20.73
Markus Trinkler
26 February 1989
Sindelfingen , Germany
1500 m
3:38.86
Peter Philipp
4 February 2001
Sparkassen Cup
Stuttgart , Germany
Mile
3:58.79
Pierre Délèze
12 March 1987
Valencia , Spain
3000 m
7:35.24
Jonas Raess
11 February 2023
Millrose Games
New York City , United States
[ 61]
5000 m
13:07.95
Jonas Raess
13 February 2022
David Hemery Valentine Invitational
Boston , United States
[ 62]
50 m hurdles
6.52
Ivan Bitzi
5 February 2006
St. Gallen , Switzerland
60 m hurdles
7.41
Jason Joseph
5 March 2023
European Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 63]
High jump
2.32 m [ 64]
Roland Dalhäuser
6 March 1982
Milan , Italy
7 March 1987
World Championships
Indianapolis , United States
Pole vault
5.62 m
Felix Böhni
12 March 1983
Pontiac , United States
Long jump
8.26 m
Simon Ehammer
29 January 2022
X-Athletics Multi-Event
Aubière , France
[ 65]
Triple jump
16.70 m
Alexander Martínez Aimes
25 February 2006
Magglingen , Switzerland
Shot put
22.26 m
Werner Günthör
8 February 1987
Magglingen , Switzerland
Weight throw
20.42 m
Martin Bingisser
3 March 2007
UW Last Chance Qualifier
Seattle , United States
[ 66]
Heptathlon
6418 pts
Simon Ehammer
2–3 March 2024
World Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 67]
60m
Long jump
Shot put
High jump
60m H
Pole vault
1000m
6.73
8.03 m
14.39 m
1.95 m
7.62
5.20 m
2:46.03
5000 m walk
24:09.73
Christopher Burki
13 January 2007
Vittel , France
4 × 400 m relay
3:09.04
SwitzerlandAlain Rohr Cédric El-Idrissi Martin Leiser Andreas Oggenfuss
7 March 2004
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
50 m
6.26
Martina Feusi
27 January 2002
St. Gallen , Switzerland
60 m
6.96
Mujinga Kambundji
18 March 2022
World Championships
Belgrade , Serbia
[ 68]
200 m
22.88
Léa Sprunger
18 February 2018
Swiss Championships
Magglingen , Switzerland
[ 69]
300 m
36.72
Léa Sprunger
10 February 2019
Meeting Metz Mosell Athlélor
Metz , France
[ 70]
400 m
51.28
Léa Sprunger
15 February 2018
Copernicus Cup
Toruń , Poland
[ 71]
600 m
1:27.08
Selina Büchel
2 February 2019
Magglingen , Switzerland
[ 72]
800 m
2:00.06
Lore Hoffmann
2 March 2024
World Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 73]
1000 m
2:37.10
Sandra Gasser
13 March 1990
Madrid , Spain
1500 m
4:07.98
Sandra Gasser
14 February 1993
Sindelfingen , Germany
Mile
4:40.35
Molly Renfer
7 February 2014
Boston University David Hemery Valentine
Boston , United States
[ 74]
3000 m
9:10.33
Chiara Scherrer
20 February 2021
Swiss Championships
Magglingen , Switzerland
[ 75]
5000 m
16:42.53
Martina Tresch
7 February 2014
39th Annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational
Lincoln , United States
[ 76]
50 m hurdles
6.73
Julie Baumann
7 February 1993
Grenoble , France
60 m hurdles
7.81
Ditaji Kambundji
19 February 2023
Swiss Championships
St. Gallen , Switzerland
[ 77]
High jump
1.94 m
Salome Lang
16 February 2020
Swiss Championships
St. Gallen , Switzerland
[ 78]
Pole vault
4.80 m [ 64]
Nicole Büchler
17 March 2016
World Championships
Portland , United States
[ 79]
Long jump
6.76 m
Annik Kälin
17 February 2024
Swiss Championships
St. Gallen , Switzerland
[ 80]
Triple jump
13.45 m [ 64]
Claudia Vetsch
19 February 1995
Magglingen , Switzerland
Shot put
18.75 m [ 64]
Ursula Stäheli
25 January 1987
Magglingen , Switzerland
Weight throw
18.61 m
Nicole Zihlmann
28 January 2020
Int. Indoor Werpwedstrijd
Sittard , Netherlands
[ 81]
Pentathlon
4507 pts
Annik Kälin
7 February 2021
Swiss Combined Events Championships
Magglingen , Switzerland
[ 82]
60m H
High jump
Shot put
Long jump
800m
8.14
1.75 m
13.14 m
6.47 m
2:24.80
3000 m walk
17:38.23
Christine Celant
12 January 2008
Vittel , France
4 × 200 m relay
1:44.39
LC SchaffhausenMichelle Baumer Daphne Zubler Annina Fahr Lydia Boll
27 January 2018
Sindelfingen , Germany
4 × 400 m relay
3:33.72
SwitzerlandCornelia Halbheer Léa Sprunger Fanette Humair Yasmin Giger
3 March 2019
European Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 83]
Notes
^ doubtful timing
^ doubtful timing
^ record set during decathlon competition
^ by official result source; 47.70 by Swiss Athletics, a typo
^ by result and SA news source; 21 June 2020 by SA record page, probably a typo
^ record set during heptathlon competition
^ 7 July 2018 by Swiss Athletics source, probably false
^ by official result source; 4 August 2021 and in wrong team constellation (Helen Burkart, Regula Zürcher, Marquita Brillante, Kathrin Lüthi) by federation source, probably a typo
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