Rolf Fongué
Rolf Fongué in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 November 1987 Sorengo, Switzerland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 60 m, 100 m |
| Club | LC Zürich |
| Coached by | Dieter Baumgartner |
Rolf Malcolm Njouongué-Fongué (born 25 November 1987) is a Swiss sprinter.[1] He represented his country in the 60 metres at the 2010 World Indoor Championships getting disqualifying in the first round.
He has a Cameroonian father and a Swiss mother. His brothers are also sportsmen, the younger Eric is a basketball player while the older Thierry is a handballer.[2]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Switzerland | |||||
| 2005 | European Junior Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 3rd (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.41 |
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 21st (sf) | 4 × 100 m relay | 11.03 |
| 2007 | European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 29th (h) | 100 m | 10.83 |
| 2011 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | – | 60 m | DQ |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 18th (sf) | 100 m | 10.50 |
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.83 | |||
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 12th (sf) | 60 m | 6.75 |
| 2015 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF |
Personal bests
[3] Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.25 (+1.5 m/s, Bulle 2012)
- 200 metres – 21.42 (0.0 m/s, Bern 2012)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.65 (Magglingen 2013)
- 200 metres – 22.12 (Magglingen 2013)
Career after Athletics
In 2023, Fongué founded Fongué Performance & Consulting GmbH, a company based in Switzerland specializing in speed performance training for professional football players. His work focuses exclusively on football, aiming to improve players’ sprinting technique, acceleration, and overall speed performance on the pitch. Among the athletes he has accompanied are Swiss internationals Noah Okafor, Nico Elvedi, Silvan Hefti, as well as German international Ridle Baku.[4][5][6][7]
References
- ^ Rolf Fongué at World Athletics
- ^ "Jedem sein Talent Ein Bruder ist Sprinter, der andere NLA-Handballer" (in German). Tages-Anzeiger. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ All-Athletics profile
- ^ 4-4-2 News
- ^ Interview with Noah Okafor
- ^ Interview with Rolf Fongué
- ^ Rolf Fongué's Business Website