Jump to content

Sarah Atcho-Jaquier

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sarah Atcho-Jaquier
Sarah Atcho in 2017
Personal information
Birth nameSarah Atcho
Born (1995-06-01) 1 June 1995 (age 29)
Lausanne, Switzerland
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 metres
4 × 100 metres relay

Sarah Atcho-Jaquier (born 1 June 1995) is a Swiss sprinter.[1] She competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing,[2] at the 2016 Summer Olympics[3] and at the 2017 World Championships in London.[4]

In January 2022, Atcho announced that she had been diagnosed with pericarditis after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination booster shot.[5][6] After a six-week break from training, she was able to resume her training.[7]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Sarah Atcho". IAAF. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. ^ Heats results iaaf.org
  3. ^ "The XXXI Olympic Games | World Athletics".
  4. ^ "Results. 4 x 100 Metres Relay Women - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  5. ^ Roscoe, Matthew, "Swiss athlete Sarah Atcho diagnosed with heart problems", EuroWeekly News, 19 January 2022
  6. ^ "Herzprobleme werfen Sarah Atcho zurück". SRF. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  7. ^ «Habe Angst, dass mein Herz während des Trainings versagt». In: Blick.ch, 4. März 2022.
[edit]