Joel Burgunder

Joel Burgunder

Joel Burgunder (no. 4) during the 2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
Personal information
Born	(1991-05-20) 20 May 1991
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres
Club	Leichtathletik Club Zürich
Coached by	Flavio Zberg

Joel Burgunder (born 20 May 1991) is a Swiss sprinter competing primarily in the 400 metres. He represented his country at three consecutive European Championships. He also won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Switzerland
2014	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	25th (sf)	200 m	21.24
2015	Military World Games	Mungyeong, South Korea	16th (sf)	200 m	21.82
			9th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.57
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	24th (sf)	400 m	47.23
			14th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.52
2017	Jeux de la Francophonie	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.70
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	30th (h)	400 m	48.78
			–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.54 (+1.3 m/s, Winterthur 2014)
• 200 metres – 20.84 (+1.5 m/s, Langenthal 2016)
• 400 metres – 46.00 (Zürich 2017)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 6.80 (Magglingen 2013)
• 200 metres – 21.55 (Magglingen 2013)
• 400 metres – 49.17 (St. Gallen 2015)