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Nationality | Swiss |
Born | 22 December 1991 |
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Sport | Track and field |
Michelle Zeltner (born 22 December 1991) is a Swiss athlete who specialises in the heptathlon. [1] She competed in the heptathlon event at the 2016 European Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Discipline | Performance | Wind | Place | Date |
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200 metres | 24.48 | 0.0 | Ratingen | 25 June 2016 |
800 metres | 2:15.05 | Ratingen | 26 June 2016 | |
100 metres hurdles | 13.93 | -0.9 | Amsterdam | 8 July 2016 |
High jump | 1.79 | Kladno | 12 June 2015 | |
Long jump | 5.81 | +1.6 | Ratingen | 26 June 2016 |
Shot put | 14.49 | Amsterdam | 8 July 2016 | |
Javelin throw | 39.37 | Landquart | 24 May 2015 | |
Heptathlon | 5871 | Ratingen | 26 June 2016 |
Discipline | Performance | Place | Date |
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800 metres | 2:21.40 | Tallinn | 14 February 2016 |
60 metres hurdles | 8.58 | Bordeaux | 23 February 2014 |
High jump | 1.81 | Tallinn | 14 February 2016 |
Long jump | 5.90 | Bordeaux | 23 February 2014 |
Shot put | 13.89 | Bordeaux | 23 February 2014 |
Pentathlon | 4369 | Tallinn | 14 February 2016 |
Bordeaux | 23 February 2014 |
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