Simon Ehammer

Simon Ehammer
Simon Ehammer competing at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000[1]
Stein, Appenzell, Switzerland
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportAthletics
Events
Decathlon, heptathlon, Long jump, 110 meters hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsDecathlon: 8,575 NR (2025)
Heptathlon: 6,670 WR (2026)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Switzerland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 EugeneLong jump
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 GlasgowHeptathlon
Gold medal – first place2026 ToruńHeptathlon
Silver medal – second place2022 BelgradeHeptathlon
Diamond League
First place2023Long jump
First place2025Long jump
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 MunichDecathlon
Silver medal – second place2026 BirminghamLong jump
Bronze medal – third place2024 RomeLong jump
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 ApeldoornHeptathlon
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaLong jump
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 TallinnLong Jump
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 BoråsDecathlon

Simon Ehammer (born 7 February 2000) is a Swiss athlete who competes in the decathlon, heptathlon, long jump, and 110 meters hurdles.[2][3][4] He won the long jump event at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships and was the bronze medalist in the long jump at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.

Personal bests

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Indoor

As of 21 March 2026
Individual events
Event Performance Location Date
60 metres 6.82 St. Gallen 23 January 2022
200 metres 22.01 Magglingen 25 January 2020
60 m hurdles 7.55 St. Gallen 18 February 2024
Long jump 8.22 m (26 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Magglingen 26 February 2022
High jump 2.03 m (6 ft 7+3⁄4 in) Zurich 12 January 2019
Pole vault 5.20 m (17 ft 1⁄2 in) St. Gallen 17 February 2024
Shot put 14.22 m (46 ft 7+3⁄4 in) St. Gallen 24 January 2021
Combined events
Event Performance Location Date Score
Heptathlon N/a Toruń 20–21 March 2026 6,670 points
60 metres 6.69 Toruń 20 March 2026 995 points
Long jump 8.26 m (27 ft 1 in)[5][b] Aubière 29 January 2022 1,128 points
Shot put 15.31 m (50 ft 2+3⁄4 in) Magglingen 6 February 2021 809 points
High jump 2.03 m (6 ft 7+3⁄4 in) Aubière 28 January 2023 831 points
60 m hurdles 7.52[b] Toruń 21 March 2026 1,106 points
Pole vault 5.30 m (17 ft 4+1⁄2 in) Toruń 21 March 2026 1,004 points
1000 metres 2:41.04 Toruń 21 March 2026 862 points
Virtual Best Performance 6,735 points
b Heptathlon best

Outdoor

As of 20 September 2025
Individual events
Event Performance Location Date
100 metres 10.51 (+0.9 m/s) Nottwil 4 September 2021
200 metres 21.14 (+1.9 m/s) Frankfurt 15 August 2020
300 metres 33.64 Willisau 6 May 2023
400 metres 48.37 Schaan 17 May 2025
110 m hurdles 13.38 (−0.1 m/s) Winterthur 29 June 2024
Long jump 8.41 m (27 ft 7 in) (−0.6 m/s) Rome 7 June 2024
High jump 2.05 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Aarau 8 September 2018
Pole vault 5.35 m (17 ft 6+1⁄2 in) Frauenfeld 23 August 2025
Shot put 14.26 m (46 ft 9+1⁄4 in) Basel 1 May 2022
Discus throw 42.72 m (140 ft 1+3⁄4 in) Schaan 17 May 2025
Javelin throw 52.40 m (171 ft 10+3⁄4 in) Basel 1 May 2022
Combined events
Event Performance Location Date Score
Decathlon N/a Götzis 31 May–1 June 2025 8,575 points
100 metres 10.34 (+1.3 m/s) Götzis 18 May 2024 1,013 points
Long jump 8.45 m (27 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (+0.2 m/s)[6][a] Götzis 28 May 2022 1,178 points
Shot put 14.68 m (48 ft 1+3⁄4 in) Ratingen 7 May 2022 770 points
High jump 2.08 m (6 ft 9+3⁄4 in) Munich 15 August 2022 878 points
400 metres 47.18 Götzis 31 May 2025 949 points
110 m hurdles 13.55 (−0.4 m/s) Götzis 19 May 2024 1,033 points
Discus throw 41.54 m (136 ft 3+1⁄4 in) Brescia 27 April 2025 696 points
Pole vault 5.20 m (17 ft 1⁄2 in) Munich 16 August 2022 972 points
Javelin throw 55.98 m (183 ft 7+3⁄4 in) Götzis 29 May 2022 678 points
1500 metres 4:42.54 Langenthal 9 August 2020 664 points
Virtual Best Performance 8,831 points
a Decathlon best

International competitions

Year Tournament Venue Rank Event Result Ref.
2019 European U20 Championships Borås 1st Decathlon 7851 points NU20R[7][8]
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń - Heptathlon DNF [9]
European U23 Championships Tallinn 1st Long jump 8.10 m SB[10]
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade 2nd Heptathlon 6363 points NR[11]
World Championships Eugene 3rd Long jump 8.16 m [12]
European Championships Munich 2nd Decathlon 8468 points NR[13]
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul – Heptathlon DNF [14]
European Games Chorzów 3rd Long Jump 7.95 m [15]
World Championships Budapest 9th Long jump 7.87 m [16]
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow 1st Heptathlon 6418 points NR[17]
European Championships Rome 3rd Long jump 8.31 m
Olympic Games Paris 4th Long jump 8.20 m
2025 European Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2nd Heptathlon 6506 points
World Indoor Championships Nanjing 9th Long jump 7.99 m
World Championships Tokyo 4th Long jump 8.30 m
– Decathlon DNF
2026 World Indoor Championships Toruń 1st Heptathlon 6670 pts WR
European Championships Birmingham 2nd Long jump 8.29 m

References

  1. 1 2 "EHAMMER Simon". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Athlétisme: La Suisse tient son dieu du stade avec Simon Ehammer" [Simon Ehammer is Switzerland's stadium god]. Radio Télévision Suisse (in French). 29 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Simon Ehammer Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  4. ↑ "Athletics - Simon Ehammer (Switzerland)". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  5. ↑ "Ehammer scores world heptathlon lead of 6285 points in Aubiere". european-athletics.com. January 30, 2022.
  6. ↑ Hypo Meeting Götzis 2022 - Sport-Bild 29.05.2022. June 3, 2022. Event occurs at 0:47 – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ "European Athletics Under 20 Championships 2019 Results book" (PDF). European Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  8. ↑ "2019 European U20 Championships Men's Decathlon Results". European Athletics. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships Men's Heptathlon Results" (PDF). European Athletics. 7 March 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "2021 European Athletics Under 23 Championships Results Long Jump Men - Final" (PDF). European Athletics. 9 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "2022 World Indoor Athletics Championships Belgrade Heptathlon Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "2022 World Athletics Championships Oregon Results Long Jump Men - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 16 July 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "2022 European Athletics Championships Munich Men's Heptathlon Results" (PDF). European Athletics. 16 August 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "European Athletics". www.european-athletics.com.
  15. ↑ "European Athletics". www.european-athletics.com.
  16. ↑ "2023 World Athletics Championships Budapest Results Long Jump Men - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 24 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "2024 World Indoor Athletics Championships Glasgow Heptathlon Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 3 March 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2024.
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