Ajla Del Ponte
Ajla Del Ponte in 2020
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 27)
Locarno, Switzerland
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 10.90 (2021)
  • 60 m: 7.03 (2021)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Switzerland Switzerland
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Toruń 60 m

Ajla Del Ponte (born 15 July 1996) is a Swiss sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2016 Summer Olympics[1] and at the 2017 World Championships in London.[2] She won the women's 60 metres at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships, doing so in a world leading time and equaling the Swiss record of 7.03 seconds.[3] At the 2020 Summer Olympics she set a new national record for the 100 metres running 10.91 in the heats.[4] On 14 August, she shaved a hundredth of a second off of her record, achieving a time of 10.90 at the 2021 Resisprint International.[5][6]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Switzerland
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 37th (h) 100 m 11.99
5th 4 × 100 m relay 45.02
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 19th (h) 200 m 24.64
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 5th 4 × 100 m relay 43.00
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.02
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 13th (sf) 60 m 7.39
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5th 100 m 11.66
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 44.07
World Championships London, United Kingdom 5th 4 × 100 m relay 42.51
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 23rd (sf) 60 m 7.40
European Championships Berlin, Germany 17th (sf) 100 m 11.38
4th 4 × 100 m relay 42.30
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 8th 60 m 7.30
Universiade Naples, Italy 2nd 100 m 11.33
1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.72
World Championships Doha, Qatar 29th (h) 100 m 11.36
4th 4 × 100 m relay 42.18
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 1st 60 m 7.03
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 5th 100 m 10.97
4th 4 × 100 m relay 42.08
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 37th (h) 100 m 11.41
7th 4 × 100 m relay 42.81
European Championships Munich, Germany 9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.93

Personal life

Her mother, Senada Položanin, was born in Jajce, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, where she worked as a doctor until the Bosnian War broke out.[7] Her father, Claudio Del Ponte, is a cousin of war crimes prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Carla Del Ponte.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ajla Del Ponte". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "European Athletics Indoor Championships 60m Women Final" (PDF). European Athletics. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 5 Results". Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Jessica Mayho moves to second in all-time UK hammer rankings - weekly round-up". AW. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  6. ^ Smith, Gary (2021). "Del Ponte improves Swiss record with 10.90s at Resisprint International". World-Track and Field Website. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Swiss sprinters: the women's dream team". houseofswitzerland.org.

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