Catherine Debrunner

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Catherine Debrunner
Catherine Debrunner - 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.jpg
Debrunner at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships
Born (1995-04-11) 11 April 1995 (age 26)
Mettendorf, Germany
EducationThurgau University of Education
Medal record
Wheelchair racing
Representing   Switzerland
World Para Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships 200m T53
Gold medal – first place 2019 World Para Athletics Championships 400m T53
Silver medal – second place 2019 World Para Athletics Championships 800m T53

Catherine Debrunner (born 11 April 1995) is a Swiss athlete and teacher. She has competed for Team Switzerland at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships where she won a gold and silver medal.

Early life[]

Debrunner was born on 11 April 1995 in Mettendorf, Germany.[1] Due to a birth defect in her spine, she uses a wheelchair.[2] While attending a sports camp in Nottwil, she met her future trainer and coach Paul Odermatt.[3]

Career[]

Debrunner competed in the T53 200 metres at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships, where she earned a silver medal with a time of 30.64.[4] She qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio,[5] where she finished seventh in the Women's 400 metres.[6]

Debrunner subsequently took a break from sports to focus on her education before returning to Team Switzerland for the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships.[7] In Dubai, she earned a gold medal in the Women's 400m T53[8] and a silver medal in the women's 800m T53 race.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Catherine Debrunner, Athletics". swissparalympic.ch. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. ^ Bingesser, Felix (18 November 2019). "So herzlich wird Debrunner von ihren Schülern empfangen". blick.ch. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Catherine Debrunner". paralympic.org. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. ^ Wright, Stephen (23 October 2015). "Fourth-place finish an 'incredible' feeling". Royal Gazette. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. ^ "The Swiss Paralympic athletes Brazil 2016". houseofswitzerland.org. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Results Archive Rio 2016 Athletics - Women's 400 m T53". paralympic.org. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  7. ^ Sachers, Laura (29 October 2019). "Aus dem Schulzimmer nach Dubai: Die Hüttlinger Rollstuhlathletin Catherine Debrunner ist zurück im Spitzensport". St. Galler Tagblatt. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Gold für Thurgauerin Catherine Debrunner an der Para-Leichathletik-WM". toponline.ch (in German). 9 November 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Madison de Rozario and Vanessa Low win world para championship gold medals". 7news.com.au. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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