Kevin Widmer

Kevin Widmer

Personal information
Born	23 September 1970
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	200 metres
Club	Stade Genève

Kevin Widmer (born 23 September 1970) is a retired Swiss athlete who competed in sprinting events.^[2] He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as three outdoor and two indoor World Championships. Widmer is of Vietnamese descent and currently works as an athletics coach.^[3]

He still holds Swiss records in the outdoor and indoor 200 metres.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Switzerland
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	20th (h)	200 m	21.81
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	10th (sf)	200 m	21.31
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	18th (h)	200 m	21.32
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	21st (qf)	200 m	20.74
			14th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.91
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	13th (sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.36
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	23rd (h)	400 m	47.81
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	14th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.34
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	29th (h)	60 m	6.80
			13th (h)	200 m	21.56
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	29th (h)	200 m	21.37
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.91

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.24 (+1.3 m/s) (La Chaux-de-Fonds 1995)
• 200 metres – 20.41 (-0.2 m/s) (La Chaux-de-Fonds 1995) NR
• 400 metres – 45.84 (Lindau 1995)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 6.65 (Magglingen 1998)
• 200 metres – 20.99 (Magglingen 1998) NR
• 400 metres – 46.72 (Magglingen 2006)

References

1. Sports-Reference profile
2. Kevin Widmer profile at IAAF
3. Club biography