Fabienne Hoenke
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 January 2004 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 60 m: 7.29 (2026) 100 m: 11.27 (2026) 200 m: 22.46 (2026) |
Medal record | |
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Fabienne Hoenke (born 20 January 2004) is a Swiss sprinter. She won the silver medal at the 2026 European Championships in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay, also placing fourth over 200 metres at the championships.[1]
Biography
Hoenke is from Möhlin, in the canton of Aargau, and is a member of LV Fricktal, having joined the club at ten years-old. She attended Liestal Sports Gymnasium from 2019.[2]
In 2023, she was part of the Swiss team which set a new Swiss U20 record in the 4 × 100 metres relay, and two days later, also broke the Swiss U20 record in the 200 metres with a time of 23.65 seconds. The record had previously been held by Mujinga Kambundji.[2] She gained her first experience at international championships in 2023, when she finished fifth in the 200 metres at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.[3]
Hoenke represented her country at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, without advancing to the semi-finals of the 200 metres having run 23.59 seconds. At 20 years-old, she was the youngest individual competitor on the Swiss European Championship team.[4][5]
In July 2025, she won a silver medal with the Swiss women's 4 × 100 metres relay team at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway.[6]
In May 2026, she ran at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay in Gaborone, Botswana.[7] In July 2026, she made her Diamond League debut at 2026 Herculis in Monaco, running a personal best time for the 200 metres of 22.50 seconds.[8][9] The following week she had victory in 22.78 seconds for the 200 metres at Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern, finishing ahead of the Jamaicans Lavanya Williams and Sada Williams.[8] In August, she ran in the final of the women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, with the Switzerland team winning the silver medal. She had also placed fourth in the final of the 200 metres at the championships.[10][11]
References
- ↑ "Fabienne Hoenke". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- 1 2 Barranzini, Fabio (June 1, 2023). "Faster than Kambundji – Fabienne Hoenke runs from record to record". aargauersport.ch. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Fabienne Hoenke finishes fifth". nfz.ch. August 15, 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Sprinter Fabienne Hoenke selected for European Athletics Championships in Rome". nfz.ch. June 3, 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Toller Auftritt von Fabienne in Rom". lv-fricktal.ch. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 21 Sep 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Javelin thrower Hügli sets Swiss record". Srf.ch. 16 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Results - Monaco Diamond League 2026". Watch Athletics. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 16 August 2026. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "LA-EM: 4x100-m-Staffel - Silber, Schweizerinnen holen historische Staffelmedaille" (in German). Retrieved 2026-08-16.