William Reais
 Reais in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | William Jeff Reais |
| Born | 4 May 1999 |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 200 metres, 400 metres |
| Club | LC Zürich |
| Coached by | Florian Clivaz Patrick Saile |
Medal record | |
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William Reais (born 4 May 1999) is a Swiss sprinter competing primarily in the 200 metres.[1] He competed in the 200 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] He also holds the Swiss national indoor record for the same event.
Personal life
Reais was born in Switzerland to parents of Angolan and Portuguese descent.[3]
Achievements
Information from his World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.35 (La Chaux-de-Fonds 2020)
- 200 metres – 20.24 (Basel 2020)
- 400 metres – 46.39 (Bellinzona 2020)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.66 (Magglingen 2021)
- 200 metres – 20.97 (Magglingen 2021) NR
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 21st (sf) | 200 m | 21.51 | |
| 9th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.48 | NJR | |||
| 2019 | European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 4th (sf) | 200 m | 21.47 | |
| European Team Championships Super League | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 10th (h) | 200 m | 21.32 | ||
| 8th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.88 | ||||
| 2021 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 1st | 200 m | 20.47 | |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 17th (sf) | 200 m | 20.44 | SB | |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 32nd | 200 m | 20.71 | SB |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 18th (sf) | 200 m | 20.82 | ||
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.36 | NR | |||
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 21st (sf) | 200 m | 20.67 | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 14th (sf) | 100 m | 10.32 | SB |
| 3rd | 200 m | 20.47 | ||||
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.68 | ||||
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 39th (h) | 200 m | 20.92 | ||
| 2025 | European Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 16th (sf) | 60 m | 6.70 | |
| World Indoor Championships | Nanjing, China | 23rd (sf) | 60 m | 6.72 | ||
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 21st (sf) | 200 m | 20.59 | ||
Circuit wins and titles
- IAAF World Challenge Meeting
- 2023: Ostrava Golden Spike (4 × 100 m relay)
National titles
- Swiss Athletics Championships
- 100 metres: 2023
- 200 metres: 2020, 2022, 2023
- Swiss Indoor Athletics Championships
- 200 metres: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Swiss U23 Championships
- 100 metres: 2021
- 400 metres: 2020
- Swiss U20 Championships
- 200 metres: 2017, 2018
- Swiss U20 Indoor Championships
- 60 metres: 2018
- 200 metres: 2018
- Swiss U18 Championships
- 100 metres: 2016
See also
References
- ^ William Reais at World Athletics
- ^ "REAIS William". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Bündner Sprinter vor Olympia - Reais: «Ich setze mir keine Grenzen»". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF).
External links
- Official website
- William Reais at World Athletics
- William Reais at Olympics.com
- William Reais at Olympedia
European Athletics U23 Championships champions in men's 200 metres | |
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