Iris Caligiuri

Iris Caligiuri
Caligiuri in 2025
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (2003-07-01) 1 July 2003
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Switzerland
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 Bergen4 × 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2023 Espoo4 × 100 m relay
World University Games
Silver medal – second place2025 Bochum4 × 100 m relay

Iris Caligiuri (born 1 July 2003) is a Swiss sprinter with French and Italian heritage. She represented Switzerland at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.[1]

Early and personal life

Caligiuri is a resident of Romont in the Glâne District in Switzerland, she holds dual-citizenship with France through her mother who is from Nantes, and has Italian heritage through her father. She studies at the University of Lausanne.[2][3]

Career

Coached by Kenny Guex, she is a member of Lausanne-Sports member, and was previously with SA Bulle. She won the Swiss under-23 national title over 200 metres in 2023.[2] Caligiuri won a bronze medal representing Switzerland at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland, in the women's 4 x 100 metres relay.[4][5]

In May 2024, she set a new personal best for the 100 metres of 11.64 seconds.[6] That summer, she won a gold medal over 200 metres and a silver medal in the 100 metres at the French U23 Championships in Albi, competing in the colours of the French club Annecy Haute-Savoie Athlétisme.[2]

Caligiuri won a silver medal representing Switzerland at the 2025 World University Games in Germany.[7] She won a silver medal at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, in the women's 4 x 100 metres relay.[8] she also had a fifth place finish in the women’s 200 metres final and also ran in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay, with Caligiuri and Fabienne Hoenke sharing relay duties as they both raced in the 200 m final.[3] She ran for Switzerland at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in the women's x 400 metres relay.[9]

In May 2026, she ran for Switzerland at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay in Gaborone, Botswana.[10] In August 2026, she competed at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, in the women's 200 metres, reaching the semi-finals.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Iris Caligiuri". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "C'est bizarre de me dire que je suis championne de France". laliberte.ch. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Interview with Iris Caligiuri, European U23 finalist in the 200m". Athlevaud. August 14, 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Iris Caligiuri et le relais 4 x 100 m en bronze!". laliberte.ch. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Iris Caliguri explose son record à Langenthal". laliberte.ch. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "FISU World University Games". World Athletics. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Iris Caligiuri: personal best, then silver medal". laliberte.ch. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 20 Sep 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
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