Anita Protti (born 4 August 1964) is a Swiss former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She won the silver medal in the 400m hurdles at the 1990 European Championships, and bronze medals in the 400 metres at the 1989 European Indoor Championships and 1991 World Indoor Championships. Her 400m hurdles best of 54.25 secs has stood as the Swiss record since 1991.
Born in Lausanne, Protti specialised in the 400 metres hurdles. Her greatest career achievement was when she won the silver medal at the 1990 European Championships in Athletics.
Protti missed most of the 1992 and 1993 seasons because of an achilles injury.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Switzerland | |||||
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | semi-final | 400 m hurdles | 54.56 |
1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 3rd | 400 metres | 52.57 |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 2nd | 400m hurdles | 54.36 |
6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.94 | |||
1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 3rd | 400 metres | 51.41 |
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 54.25 | |
1994 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Bondoufle, France | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 56.47 |
European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 10th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 56.15 | |
6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.78 |
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