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Swiss triathlete (born 1996)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Personal life

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

References

  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.
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