DEBRUNNER Catherine

Date of Birth: 11 Apr 1995

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T53

Place of birth: METTENDORF

Birth Country:

Switzerland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 100m - T53	6
	Women's 400m - T53	1
	Women's 800m - T53	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 800m - T53 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 800m - T53 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T53 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m - T53 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m - T53 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
7	400m - T53	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	58.29
9	800m - T53	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:55.04
12	1500m - T54	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3:32.71
World Championships
1	400m - T53	2019	Dubai, UAE	56.74
2	800m - T53	2019	Dubai, UAE	1:53.19
2	Women's 200m T53	2015	Doha, QAT	30.64
4	100m - T53	2015	Doha, QAT	17.65
4	1500m - T54	2015	Doha, QAT	3:42.44
5	1500m - T54	2019	Dubai, UAE	3:35.85
5	800m - T53	2015	Doha, QAT	1:54.29
5	100m - T53	2013	Lyon, FRA	18.62
5	Women's 200m T53	2013	Lyon, FRA	32.33
5	400m - T53	2013	Lyon, FRA	58.35
8	800m - T53	2013	Lyon, FRA	1:56.44
9	5000m - T54	2015	Doha, QAT	12:17.22
European Championships
1	100m - T53	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	17.26
1	400m - T53	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	55.71
1	800m - T53	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	1:56.14
3	1500m - T54	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	3:39.08

Sports, listening to music, cooking, spending time outdoors. (tagblatt.ch, 29 Feb 2020; Athlete, 08 Nov 2019)

Occupation:

Teaching - Thurgau University of Education, Kreuzlingen, SUI

Languages spoken:

English, French, German

She began wheelchair racing in 2003. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2019)

She took part in a multi-sports event for children using wheelchairs. There she met coach Paul Odermatt, who invited her to start training. "I was quickly inspired by the sport." (tagblatt.ch, 29 Feb 2020; Athlete, 21 Oct 2015)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (tagblatt.ch, 29 Feb 2020)

Winning a gold medal in the T53 400m at the 2019 World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (geuensee.ch, 03 Dec 2019)

Canadian wheelchair racer and politician Chantal Petitclerc. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2019)

Coach Paul Odermatt, and her family. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2019)

She received an acknowledgement at the 2019 Swiss Paralympic Night Gala in recognition of her achievements during the 2019 season. (nfz.ch, 01 Dec 2019)

She was named 2019 Third Best Athlete of the Year of Thurgau canton in Switzerland. (kreuzlinger-nachrichten.ch, 17 Feb 2020)

She received the Athlete with International Potential award at the 2008 International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation [IWAS] World Junior Games in New Jersey, United States of America. (iwasf.com, 01 Jan 2018)

In 2010 she was named Newcomer of the Year in Thurgau, Switzerland. (paraplegie.ch, 2019)

General Interest

Classification
T53 (IPC, 11 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (swissparalympic.ch, 2012)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (swissparalympic.ch, 2012)

Impairment Details
She was born with a tumour on her tailbone, which resulted in paraplegia. (swissparalympic.ch, 2012)

General
BREAK AND RETURN
She took a break from the sport after competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro to focus on her studies at Thurgau University of Education in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland. She returned to Para athletics in October 2018 following her graduation from university. (Facebook page, 21 Sep 2019; swissparalympic.ch, 01 Jan 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/cathedebrunner
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/debrunnercatherine

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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