Swiss runner Matthias Kyburz aims for the 2024 Olympic games after a 2h07'44" time at Marathon de Paris, just under the qualifying time limit!
Matthias Kyburz is one of the most promising runners out of Switzerland. He has been a successful orienteering runner, winning numerous international and national races, including 8 gold medals at the World Orienteering Championships, as well as 5 overall wins in recent years.
His first participation in a marathon was crowned with immense success, with Kyburz running an impressive 2h07'44" at the 2024 Marathon de Paris, placing him 7th overall and first European runner.
The moment when I turned around to see my time and realised I was under the Olympic qualifying time was incredible!
Matthias Kyburz
Swiss marathon runner
Kyburz explains that he loves to mix disciplines, running on a wide variety of terrain, from flat roads to technical mountainous trails.
"Salomon has supported me for over 6 years with high-performance shoes, which is very important in my development as an athlete".
He is currently using the S/LAB Phantasm 2 which he used for his amazing feat in Paris, as well as a S/LAB Speed singlet and S/LAB Speed shorts, which will be released in the next few weeks on Salomon.com
Photo credits: @enzobesson
