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Julie Derron

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Julie Derron
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 (age 28)
Zurich, Switzerland
Sport
SportTriathlon
Medal record
Women's triathlon
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Individual
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Hamburg Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Hamburg Mixed relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Valencia Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Munich Mixed relay

Julie Derron (born 10 September 1996) is a Swiss triathlete. She was a silver medalist at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

She won the 2021 European Triathlon Championships. She was a bronze medalist in the mixed relay at the 2022 European Triathlon Championships, and a silver medalist in 2024 and a bronze medalist in 2023 at the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships.

Career

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She won the Alpe d'Huez Triathlon in 2017.[1] She won the Europe Triathlon Sprint Championships in 2019 in Kazan.[2]

She won the 2021 European Triathlon Championships in Valencia, Spain.[3] She won a bronze medal in the mixed relay at the 2022 European Triathlon Championships in Munich, Germany.[4]

In 2023, she was a bronze medalist at the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships in the mixed relay in Hamburg.[5]

In 2024, she won victory at the Chengdu World Cup.[6] In June 2024, she improved the course record at the Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl.[7] In July 2024, she was a silver medalist at the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships.[8]

Competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, she won the silver medal in the women's triathlon on 31 July 2024.[9][10] Derron was one of the flag-bearers for Switzerland at the closing ceremony alongside swimmer Roman Mityukov.[11]

Personal life

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From Zurich, her grandfather was a Swiss champion swimmer. Her sisters Nina and Michelle also compete in triathlon.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Alpe d'Huez Short Distance Triathlon". Endurapix.com. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Results: 2019 Kazan ETU Sprint Triathlon European Championships". World Triathlon. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  3. ^ "JULIE DERRON WINS EUROPEAN TITLE OVER OLYMPIC DISTANCE IN VALENCIA". swisstriathlon. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Schweizer Mixed-Triathlon-Team holt EM-Bronze". swissinfo.ch. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  5. ^ "4xMixed Relay : Results". International Triathlon Union". 16 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  6. ^ "JULIE DERRON SECURES SOLID VICTORY AT THE CHENGDU WORLD CUP!". Swisstriathlon. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  7. ^ Leitner, Stefan (24 June 2024). "Feuersinger bei Challenge Walchsee von technischem Defekt gebremst". trinews. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Team Germany defends Mixed Relay world title to deliver Olympic warning shot to rivals". Triathlon.org. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  9. ^ Barratt, Liz (9 July 2024). "Which triathletes have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games?". 220 Triathlon. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Bronze for Beth Potter as France's Cassandre Beaugrand takes Olympic gold". Shropshire Star. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Derron and Mityukov carry the Swiss flag". Blue News. Swisscom. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  12. ^ Renggli, Thomas (21 May 2017). "The sportiest shared flat in Switzerland: The three Derron sisters have big plans in triathlon". bzbasel.ch. Retrieved 14 July 2024.