| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Daniel Brand | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 February 1996 Hinwil, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Swiss Federal Institute of Sport EHSM | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Leichtathletik Club Zürich | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Volker Beck (2022—) Flavio Zberg (2012—2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 400 m hurdles: 46.83 (Zürich 2022) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dany Brand (born 23 February 1996, in Hinwil) is a Swiss athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[1] He won a silver medal at the 2017 European U23 Championships in a new national U23 record.
His personal best in the event is 49.14 seconds set in Bydgoszcz in 2017. Brand improved his time to 46.83 in September 2023 during Weltklasse Zürich.
Career
Dany Brand attributes his enthusiasm for athletics to his father, Juerg Brand, who used to be an athlete and now coaches him. Dany’s other coach is the German Olympic champion Volker Beck, who he began training with in November 2022. Brand changed from his previous coach of 10 years, Flavio Zberg.[2][3]
2014–2015
Brand earned his first national title as a junior in the 400 metres hurdles at the Swiss Junior Championships in September 2014. He would claim the title again in August 2015.
2022
Days before he was supposed to compete in the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, he tested positive for COVID-19 and missed the event.[4] He did not return until August for the 2022 European Championships, which were held in Munich. He came in sixth place during the preliminary trials, however, he did not advance to the semi-finals.
2023
The following year, he was selected to go to the 2023 World Championships in Budapest. He came in fifth place during the preliminary trials, however, he did not advance to the semi-finals.[5]
Achievements
Information from his World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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Representing  Switzerland
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| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 29th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 53.32 | |
| 2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 52.16 | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 19th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.60 | |
| 2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 49.14 | NU23R PB |
| Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 49.92 | ||
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.94 | ||||
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 14th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.82 | SB |
| 2019 | Universiade | Naples, Italy | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 49.83 | SB |
| European Team Championships Super League | Bydgoszcz Poland | 8th | 400 m hurdles | 50.95 | ||
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | – | 400 m hurdles | DNS | |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 13th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.30 | ||
| 2023 | European Team Championships First Division | Chorzów, Poland | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 49.97 | |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 30th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 49.69 | ||
National titles
- Swiss Championships
- 400 m hurdles: 2020
- Swiss Junior Championships
- 400 m hurdles: 2014
See also
References
- ^ Dany Brand at World Athletics
- ^ Meile, Oliver. "Darum setzt er auf einen Trainer der alten Schule". zueriost.ch (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ Greb, Jörg (16 September 2021). "Dany Brand tritt endlich wieder aus dem Schatten". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Joseph si qualifica alle semifinali di Eugene - RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera". rsi (in Italian). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Four Swiss athletes are happy about qualifying for the semi-finals". Swiss Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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