Angelica Moser (born 9 October 1997) is a Swiss athlete whose specialty is pole vaulting.[2] She was born on October 9th, 1997 in Texas (USA), but grew up in Andelfingen in the Zürcher Weinland together with her parents and sister Jasmine. Angelica started her athletic career in gymnastics at 3 years old, and still does weekly gymnastic sessions in Frauenfeld even today. Additionally, she got in contact with athletics at an early age, because her mother was and still is working as a coach. Moser currently trains mainly in Magglingen to have the best possible infrastructure, and besides competing in high-performance sports, she studies business administration at the university of Berne.[3]
Personal information | |
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Born | Plano, Texas, United States | 9 October 1997
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | Pole vault |
Club | LV Winterthur[1] |
As a remarkable athlete, she has achieved numerous accolades throughout her career; she won the 2021 European Championships in Toruń, and placed fourth at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Her personal bests in the event are 4.88 metres outdoors (Monaco 2024) and 4.75 metres indoors (Toruń 2021).[4]
Competition record
editPersonal life
editShe is the daughter of former decathlete Severin Moser.[5]
References
edit- ^ Swiss-Athletics profile
- ^ Angelica Moser at World Athletics
- ^ https://angelica-moser.ch/en/ [bare URL]
- ^ https://norqain.com/pages/norqainers/angelica-moser [bare URL]
- ^ Monica Schneider: Furchtlos höher und höher. Porträt in: Tages-Anzeiger vom 18. Februar 2016 (Archiv)
External links
edit- Official website
- Angelica Moser at World Athletics
- Angelica Moser at Diamond League
- Angelica Moser at Olympics.com
- Angelica Moser at Olympedia