Martina Strähl

Martina Strähl
Personal information
Nationality	Swiss
Born	7 May 1987 (age 37); Solothurn, Switzerland
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country	Switzerland
Sport	Sport of athletics; Mountain running;
Event	Long-distance running
Club	Strähl
Coached by	Fritz Häni
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Half marathon: 1:09:29 (2018); Marathon: 2:28:07 (2018);
Medal record
Mountain running

Martina Strähl (born 7 May 1987) is a Swiss female long-distance runner and mountain runner, world champion at the World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships (2015)^[1] and twice at the European Mountain Running Championships (2009, 2011).

Biography

Strähl won a silver (2006) and a bronze medal (2010) at individual senior level at the World Mountain Running Championships and others three medals with the national team. In 2015 at the World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships won also the gold medal at senior level with the national team and four others medals with the national team at the European Mountain Running Championships.

She won Zermatt marathon in 2015 (marathon distance) and 2019 (half marathon distance).^[2]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
Athletics
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam	15th	Half marathon	1:12:55
2018	European Championships	Berlin	7th	Marathon	2:28:07	PB

Strähl won three national championships at individual senior level.^[4]

^ "World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge (2004-2014)/Championships (2015 on)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
^ "Martina Strähl - Resultate" (in German). martinastraehl.ch. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Martina Strähl Berlin Half Marathon 2018 Result". mikatiming.net. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
^ "Martina STRÄHL - Honours". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 9 March 2020.