An outstanding and versatile wheelchair racer, the 29-year-old Swiss athlete had a hugely successful year. At the Paris Paralympics, she won gold medals in five events – the 400 metres T53, 800m T53, 1,500m T54, 5,000m T54 and marathon T54 – as well as securing a silver medal in the 100m T53.
Debrunner, who was born with a spine defect, is as successful on the road as she is on the track, also winning the 2024 Berlin and London Marathons for the second straight year. The five-time world champion currently holds world records for 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m (T53/54) and the marathon, and was named the 2023 Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability.
