Simon Ehammer

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Simon Ehammer
Simon Ehammer Glasgow 2024.jpg
Simon Ehammer competing at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 25) [1]
Switzerland
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Decathlon, heptathlon, Long jump, 110 meters hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsDecathlon: 8,575 NR (2025)
Heptathlon: 6,506 NR (2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Eugene Long jump
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Glasgow Heptathlon
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Belgrade Heptathlon
Diamond League
Gold medal icon.svg 2023 Long jump
Gold medal icon.svg 2025 Long jump
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Munich Decathlon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Rome Long jump
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Apeldoorn Heptathlon
European Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Long jump
European U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Tallinn Long Jump
European U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Borås Decathlon

Simon Ehammer (born 7 February 2000) is a Swiss athlete who competes in the decathlon, heptathlon, long jump, and 110 meters hurdles. [2] [3] [4] He won the long jump event at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships and was the bronze medalist in the long jump at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.

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Personal bests

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Outdoor

As of 15 July 2025
EventPerformanceLocationDate
100 metres 10.51 (+0.9 m/s) Nottwil 4 September 2021
200 metres 21.14 (+1.9 m/s) Frankfurt 15 August 2020
300 metres 33.64 Willisau 6 May 2023
400 metres 48.37 Schaan 17 May 2025
110m hurdles 13.38 (−0.1 m/s) Winterthur 29 June 2024
Long jump 8.41 m (27 ft 7 in)(−0.6 m/s) Rome 7 June 2024
High jump 2.05 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Aarau 8 September 2018
Pole vault 5.15 m (16 ft 10+3⁄4 in) Bellinzona 29 July 2023
Shot put 14.26 m (46 ft 9+1⁄4 in) Basel 1 May 2022
Discus throw 42.72 m (140 ft 1+3⁄4 in) Schaan 17 May 2025
Javelin throw 52.40 m (171 ft 10+3⁄4 in) Basel 1 May 2022
EventPerformanceLocationDateScore
Decathlon — Götzis 31 May–1 June 20258,575 points
100 metres 10.34 (+1.3 m/s) Götzis 18 May 20241,013 points
Long jump 8.45 m (27 ft 8+1⁄2 in)(+0.2 m/s) [a] Götzis 28 May 20221,178 points
Shot put 14.68 m (48 ft 1+3⁄4 in) Ratingen 7 May 2022770 points
High jump 2.08 m (6 ft 9+3⁄4 in) Munich 15 August 2022878 points
400 metres 47.18 Götzis 31 May 2025949 points
110m hurdles 13.55 (−0.4 m/s) Götzis 19 May 20241,033 points
Discus throw 41.54 m (136 ft 3+1⁄4 in) Brescia 27 April 2025696 points
Pole vault 5.20 m (17 ft 1⁄2 in) Munich 16 August 2022972 points
Javelin throw 55.98 m (183 ft 7+3⁄4 in) Götzis 29 May 2022678 points
1500 metres 4:42.54 Langenthal 9 August 2020664 points
Virtual Best Performance8,831 points
a Decathlon best

Indoor

As of 15 July 2025
EventPerformanceLocationDate
60 metres 6.82 St. Gallen 23 January 2022
200 metres 22.01 Magglingen 25 January 2020
60m hurdles 7.55 St. Gallen 18 February 2024
Long jump 8.22 m (26 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Magglingen 26 February 2022
High jump 2.03 m (6 ft 7+3⁄4 in) Zurich 12 January 2019
Pole vault 5.20 m (17 ft 1⁄2 in) St. Gallen 17 February 2024
Shot put 14.22 m (46 ft 7+3⁄4 in) St. Gallen 24 January 2021
EventPerformanceLocationDateScore
Heptathlon — Apeldoorn 7–8 March 20256,506 points
60 metres 6.72 Belgrade 18 March 2022984 points
Long jump 8.26 m (27 ft 1 in) [5] [b] Aubière 29 January 20221,128 points
Shot put 15.31 m (50 ft 2+3⁄4 in) Magglingen 6 February 2021809 points
High jump 2.03 m (6 ft 7+3⁄4 in) Aubière 28 January 2023831 points
60m hurdles 7.62 Glasgow 3 March 20241,080 points
Pole vault 5.21 m (17 ft 1 in) Aubière 8 January 2024976 points
1000 metres 2:41.76 Apeldoorn 8 March 2025874 points
Virtual Best Performance6,662 points
b Heptathlon best

International competitions

YearTournamentVenueRankEventResultRef.
2019 European U20 Championships Borås 1st Decathlon 7851 points NU20R [6] [7]
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń - Heptathlon DNF [8]
European U23 Championships Tallinn 1st Long jump 8.10 m SB [9]
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade 2nd Heptathlon 6363 points NR [10]
World Championships Eugene 3rd Long jump 8.16 m [11]
European Championships Munich 2nd Decathlon 8468 points NR [12]
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul – Heptathlon DNF [13]
European Games Chorzów 3rd Long Jump 7.95 m [14]
World Championships Budapest 9th Long jump 7.87 m [15]
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow 1st Heptathlon 6418 points NR [16]
European Championships Rome 3rdLong jump 8.31 m
Olympic Games Paris 4thLong jump 8.20 m
2025 European Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2ndHeptathlon 6506 points
World Indoor Championships Nanjing 9thLong jump 7.99 m

References

  1. 1 2 "EHAMMER Simon". Paris 2024 Olympics . Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Athlétisme: La Suisse tient son dieu du stade avec Simon Ehammer" [Simon Ehammer is Switzerland's stadium god]. Radio Télévision Suisse (in French). 29 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Simon Ehammer Profile". World Athletics . Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  4. ↑ "Athletics - Simon Ehammer (Switzerland)". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  5. ↑ "Ehammer scores world heptathlon lead of 6285 points in Aubiere". european-athletics.com. January 30, 2022.
  6. ↑ "European Athletics Under 20 Championships 2019 Results book" (PDF). European Athletics . Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  7. ↑ "2019 European U20 Championships Men's Decathlon Results". European Athletics . Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships Men's Heptathlon Results" (PDF). European Athletics . 7 March 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "2021 European Athletics Under 23 Championships Results Long Jump Men - Final" (PDF). European Athletics . 9 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "2022 World Indoor Athletics Championships Belgrade Heptathlon Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics . 19 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "2022 World Athletics Championships Oregon Results Long Jump Men - Final" (PDF). World Athletics . 16 July 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "2022 European Athletics Championships Munich Men's Heptathlon Results" (PDF). European Athletics . 16 August 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "European Athletics". www.european-athletics.com.
  14. ↑ "European Athletics". www.european-athletics.com.
  15. ↑ "2023 World Athletics Championships Budapest Results Long Jump Men - Final" (PDF). World Athletics . 24 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "2024 World Indoor Athletics Championships Glasgow Heptathlon Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics . 3 March 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2024.
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