William Reais

William Reais
	Reais in 2022
Personal information
Full name	William Jeff Reais
Born	4 May 1999 (age 27)
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country	Switzerland
Sport	Athletics
Events	200 metres, 400 metres
Club	LC Zürich
Coached by	Florian Clivaz ; Patrick Saile
Medal record
Representing Switzerland
European Championships
European U23 Championships

William Reais (born 4 May 1999) is a Swiss sprinter competing primarily in the 200 metres.^[1] He competed in the 200 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[2] He also holds the Swiss national indoor record for the same event.

Personal life

Reais was born in Switzerland to parents of Angolan and Portuguese descent.^[3]

Achievements

Information from his World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Personal bests

Outdoor

100 metres – 10.35 (La Chaux-de-Fonds 2020)
200 metres – 20.24 (Basel 2020)
400 metres – 46.39 (Bellinzona 2020)

Indoor

60 metres – 6.66 (Magglingen 2021)
200 metres – 20.97 (Magglingen 2021) NR

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
Representing Switzerland
2018	World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	21st (sf)	200 m	21.51
2018	World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	9th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.48	NJR
2019	European U23 Championships	Gävle, Sweden	4th (sf)	200 m	21.47
	European Team Championships Super League	Bydgoszcz, Poland	10th (h)	200 m	21.32
	European Team Championships Super League	Bydgoszcz, Poland	8th	4 × 100 m relay	39.88
2021	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	1st	200 m	20.47
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	17th (sf)	200 m	20.44	SB
2022	World Championships	Eugene, OR, United States	32nd	200 m	20.71	SB
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	18th (sf)	200 m	20.82
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	5th	4 × 100 m relay	38.36	NR
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	21st (sf)	200 m	20.67
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	14th (sf)	100 m	10.32	SB
			3rd	200 m	20.47
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	38.68
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	39th (h)	200 m	20.92
2025	European Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	16th (sf)	60 m	6.70
	World Indoor Championships	Nanjing, China	23rd (sf)	60 m	6.72
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	21st (sf)	200 m	20.59