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Léa Sprunger

1990 - Today

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Léa Sprunger (born 5 March 1990) is a Swiss former track and field athlete. Originally a heptathlete like her older sister Ellen, she began concentrating on the 200 metres and 400 metres in 2011, and then on the 400 metres hurdles from 2015. Her best times in the 400 m and 400 m hurdles of 50.52 s (2018) and 54.06 s (2019) are the Swiss records. She finished fifth in the 400 m hurdles final at the 2017 World Championships, and went on to win the gold medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 2018 European Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 14 in 2024). Léa Sprunger is the 6,706th most popular athlete (down from 4,869th in 2024), the 1,082nd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 955th in 2019) and the 87th most popular Swiss Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Léa Sprunger ranks 6,706 out of 6,025. Before her are Rosemarie Whyte, Maren Hammerschmidt, Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi, Derek Mills, Ben Maher, and Regan Smith. After her are Valentin Lavillenie, Roser Tarragó, Sadegh Goudarzi, Morten Jørgensen, Daniele Lupo, and Djamel Sedjati.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Léa Sprunger ranks 1,264. Before her are Enoch Kofi Adu, Laura Ester, Ricardo Lopes, Léo Mineiro, Leah Kirchmann, and Inna Stepanova. After her are Ilaria Bianchi, Anastasia Pivovarova, Moa Hjelmer, Fabian Rießle, Michal Kempný, and Sebastian Seidl.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Léa Sprunger ranks 1,082 out of 1,015. Before her are Tanja Hüberli (1992), Albian Ajeti (1997), Benjamin Steffen (1982), Nico Hischier (1999), Bećir Omeragić (2002), and Cédric Zesiger (1998). After her are Fabian Kauter (1985), Jasmine Flury (1993), Mathilde Gremaud (2000), Fabian Lienhard (1993), Martin Fuchs (1992), and David Loosli (1980).

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Among ATHLETES In Switzerland

Among athletes born in Switzerland, Léa Sprunger ranks 87. Before her are Ditaji Kambundji (2002), Alex Baumann (1985), Olivia Nobs (1982), Andreas Hofmann (null), Lucas Tramèr (1989), and Beat Mändli (1969). After her are Mathilde Gremaud (2000), Martin Fuchs (1992), Kariem Hussein (1989), Simon Ehammer (2000), Ajla Del Ponte (1996), and Simon Schürch (1990).

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