{{Short description|Swiss sprinter (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = William Reais | fullname = William Jeff Reais | image = 2022-08-18 European Championships 2022 – Men's 200 Metres by Sandro Halank–069.jpg | caption = Reais in 2022 | nationality = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|5|4|df=yes}} | birth_place = | height = 185 cm | weight = | country = Switzerland | sport = Athletics | event = 200 metres, 400 metres | club = LC Zürich | coach = Florian Clivaz <br> Patrick Saile | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{SWI}} }} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze|2024 Rome|200 m}} {{MedalCompetition| European U23 Championships }} {{MedalGold| 2021 Tallinn | 200 m }} }} '''William Reais''' (born 4 May 1999) is a Swiss sprinter competing primarily in the 200 metres.<ref>{{iaaf name|14740317}}</ref> He competed in the 200 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1466063-reais-william.htm | title=REAIS William | work=Olympics.com | accessdate=2 August 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.srf.ch/sport/tokyo-2020/buendner-sprinter-vor-olympia-reais-ich-setze-mir-keine-grenzen-1|title=Bündner Sprinter vor Olympia - Reais: «Ich setze mir keine Grenzen»|website=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)}}</ref>
==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 === {|{{AchievementTable|Event=yes|Time=yes}} |- !colspan=7|Representing {{SUI}} |- |rowspan=2|2018 |rowspan=2|World U20 Championships |rowspan=2|Tampere, Finland |21st (sf) |200 m |21.51 | |- |9th (h) |4 × 400 m relay |3:09.48 |{{AthAbbr|NJR}} |- |rowspan=3|2019 |European U23 Championships |Gävle, Sweden |4th (sf) |200 m |21.47 | |- |rowspan=2|European Team Championships Super League |rowspan=2|Bydgoszcz, Poland |10th (h) |200 m |21.32 | |- |8th |4 × 100 m relay |39.88 | |- |rowspan=2|2021 |European U23 Championships |Tallinn, Estonia |bgcolor=gold|1st |200 m |20.47 | |- |Olympic Games |Tokyo, Japan |17th (sf) |200 m |20.44 |{{AthAbbr|SB}} |- |rowspan=3|2022 |World Championships |Eugene, OR, United States |32nd |200 m |20.71 |{{AthAbbr|SB}} |- |rowspan=2|European Championships |rowspan=2|Munich, Germany |18th (sf) |200 m |20.82 | |- |5th |4 × 100 m relay |38.36 |{{AthAbbr|NR}} |- |2023 |World Championships |Budapest, Hungary |21st (sf) |200 m |20.67 | |- |rowspan=4|2024 |rowspan=3|European Championships |rowspan=3|Rome, Italy |14th (sf) |100 m |10.32 |{{AthAbbr|SB}} |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |200 m |20.47 | |- |5th |4 × 100 m relay |38.68 | |- |Olympic Games |Paris, France |39th (h) |200 m |20.92 | |- |rowspan=3|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 | |}
=== Circuit wins and titles === * IAAF World Challenge Meeting ** 2023: Ostrava Golden Spike (4 × 100 m relay)
=== National titles === * Swiss Athletics Championships ** 100 metres: 2023 ** 200 metres: 2020, 2022, 2023 * Swiss Indoor Athletics Championships ** 200 metres: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 * Swiss U23 Championships ** 100 metres: 2021 ** 400 metres: 2020 * Swiss U20 Championships ** 200 metres: 2017, 2018 * Swiss U20 Indoor Championships ** 60 metres: 2018 ** 200 metres: 2018 * Swiss U18 Championships ** 100 metres: 2016
== See also == * List of Swiss records in athletics * Switzerland at the Olympics
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category}} * [https://www.williamreais.com/ Official website] * {{Sports links}}
{{Footer U23 European Champions 200m Men}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reais, William}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:Swiss men sprinters Category:Swiss people of Angolan descent Category:Swiss people of Portuguese descent Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Switzerland Category:21st-century Swiss sportsmen Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Switzerland
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