Iris Caligiuri (born 1 July 2003) is a Swiss sprinter with French and Italian heritage. She represented Switzerland at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.
Early and personal life Caligiuri is a resident of Romont in the Glâne District in Switzerland, she holds dual-citizenship with France through her mother who is from Nantes, and has Italian heritage through her father. She studies at the University of Lausanne.
Career Coached by Kenny Guex, she is a member of Lausanne-Sports member, and was previously with SA Bulle. She won the Swiss under-23 national title over 200 metres in 2023. Caligiuri won a bronze medal representing Switzerland at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland, in the women's 4 x 100 metres relay.
In May 2024, she set a new personal best for the 100 metres of 11.64 seconds. That summer, she won a gold medal over 200 metres and a silver medal in the 100 metres at the French U23 Championships in Albi, competing in the colours of the French club Annecy Haute-Savoie Athlétisme.
Caligiuri won a silver medal representing Switzerland at the 2025 World University Games in Germany. She won a silver medal at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, in the women's 4 x 100 metres relay. she also had a fifth place finish in the women’s 200 metres final and also ran in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay, with Caligiuri and Fabienne Hoenke sharing relay duties as they both raced in the 200 m final. She ran for Switzerland at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in the women's x 400 metres relay.
In May 2026, she ran for Switzerland at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay in Gaborone, Botswana. In August 2026, she competed at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, in the women's 200 metres, reaching the semi-finals.
References