Anita Weyermann

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Anita Weyermann
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Born (1977-12-08) 8 December 1977 (age 46)
Wynigen, Switzerland
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 1500 metres, 3000 metres, 5000 metres, Cross country running
Medal record
Women's athletics
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Athens 1500 m
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Budapest 1500 m
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Velenje Individual
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Lisbon 1500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Sydney 3000 m

Anita Weyermann (born 8 December 1977 in Wynigen) is a Swiss former middle- and long-distance runner.

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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

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References

  1. 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.
  2. Pfister, Reto (12 June 2010). "Die Läuferin mit dem Mikrofon". Berner Zeitung . Retrieved 12 June 2010.
Awards
Preceded by Swiss Sportswoman of the Year
1999
Succeeded by