Audrey Werro Wiki, Age, Height, Net Worth 2026

Audrey Werro is a Swiss middle-distance runner who in one remarkable season became the most talked-about 800 m athlete on the planet. Born on 27 March 2004, the 22-year-old from Fribourg won the European 800 m title in Birmingham in August 2026, ran 1:53.70 in Zürich — the third-fastest women’s 800 m ever recorded — and closed the year by being named 2026 European Athlete of the Year at the Golden Tracks ceremony in Lausanne on 24 October 2026, ahead of Britain’s Amy Hunt and Italy’s Nadia Battocletti, as reported by Athletics Weekly. She is the first Swiss woman ever to win the award.

Early Life

Audrey Werro was born on 27 March 2004 in Fribourg, in western Switzerland, and grew up in Courtepin, according to Swiss broadcaster Bluewin. Her father, Claude Werro, is Swiss and her mother, Philomène, comes from Ivory Coast, and she grew up with three siblings. A schoolteacher spotted her talent early, and Werro took up athletics at the age of nine.

She joined Club Athlétique Belfaux (CA Belfaux), where she came under the guidance of coach Christiane Berset Nuoffer, who still coaches her today, according to World Athletics. Werro attended the Collège de Gambach in Fribourg, and by her mid-teens she was already rewriting Swiss age-group records — in 2021, aged 17, she set Swiss under-18 records at 400 m, 600 m and 800 m before winning her first major title.

Career

Werro’s junior record is one of the strongest of her generation. She won European under-20 800 m gold in Tallinn in 2021 and again in Jerusalem in 2023, took silver at the 2022 World Under-20 Championships in Cali, and added European under-23 gold in Bergen in 2025. She missed the 2024 European Championships through injury and went out in the repechage round at the Paris Olympics, but won the 2025 Diamond League Final in Zürich in a then-national record of 1:55.91.

The 2026 season began indoors, where she won silver in the 800 m at the World Indoor Championships in Toruń in March, clocking a Swiss indoor record of 1:56.64. In June she beat Femke Broeders-Bol in Ostrava in 1:54.45, then improved her national record to 1:53.80 at the Paris Diamond League on 28 June. At the European Championships in Birmingham, her title run nearly ended in the semi-final on 13 August, when she fell while leading in the final 120 metres; she got back to her feet, finished the race, and was reinstated into the final on appeal after officials judged she had been tripped by inadvertent contact from the runner behind her. The next day she controlled the final from the front and pulled away in the last 100 metres to win in a championship record of 1:54.81, ahead of Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson and Broeders-Bol, as reported by Athletics Weekly.

The records kept falling. On 21 August she set a meeting record of 1:55.33 at Athletissima in Lausanne, and on 27 August at Weltklasse Zürich she ran 1:53.70 — a Diamond League record, a Swiss record and the world-leading time of the year, moving her to third on the all-time women’s list, just 0.42 seconds behind Jarmila Kratochvílová’s world record of 1:53.28, set in 1983. At the Diamond League Final in Brussels on 5 September she won in 1:54.75, breaking an 18-year-old meeting record. She then beat both of her great rivals again to become the inaugural women’s 800 m champion at the first World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, a new end-of-season prize-money event. She joins other young distance stars profiled on this site, such as Gulveer Singh.

The Golden Tracks ceremony in Lausanne on 24 October 2026 crowned that season. Werro was named women’s European Athlete of the Year, succeeding Broeders-Bol, and became the first athlete since the Dutchwoman in 2022 to win the Rising Star award and the senior award in successive years. She is only the second Swiss athlete ever to win either senior trophy, after fellow 800 m runner André Bucher won the men’s award in 2001. She is also a nominee for World Athletics’ 2026 Athlete of the Year.

Personal Life

Werro remains close to her family, who travel to her competitions, and she has spoken at the Golden Tracks ceremony about how important that support network is. She still trains twice a day with her first club, CA Belfaux. She has not publicly confirmed details about a partner or relationship, and no reliable source reports one. Her stated ambition is open: as she put it after winning the European award, she wants to own the world record one day.

Audrey Werro Net Worth 2026

Audrey Werro’s net worth has not been officially disclosed, and no credible published estimate exists. One low-authority profile site quotes a figure of around $250,000, but that number is unsourced and should not be treated as reliable. What is on the public record is her prize money: the World Athletics Ultimate Championship paid its winners $150,000 each, and Diamond League victories carry their own purses, alongside federation support and sponsorship income. Until a reputable source publishes a figure, any net worth attached to her name online is speculation — the same caution that applies to fellow young athletes on this site, including wrestler Antim Panghal, whose exact net worth is likewise undisclosed.

FAQ

How old is Audrey Werro?

Audrey Werro was born on 27 March 2004, which makes her 22 years old as of October 2026.

How tall is Audrey Werro?

Her profile lists her at 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in); some lower-authority sites give a different figure.

What is Audrey Werro’s 800 m personal best?

Her personal best is 1:53.70, run at Weltklasse Zürich on 27 August 2026. It is a Swiss national record, a Diamond League record, and the third-fastest women’s 800 m in history.

Did Audrey Werro win European Athlete of the Year in 2026?

Yes — at the Golden Tracks ceremony in Lausanne on 24 October 2026, as reported by Athletics Weekly, beating Amy Hunt and Nadia Battocletti.

Who are Audrey Werro’s parents?

Her father Claude Werro is Swiss and her mother Philomène comes from Ivory Coast, per Swiss media profiles.

Is Audrey Werro married or does she have a boyfriend?

No reliable source reports that Audrey Werro is married or in a public relationship, and she has not publicly confirmed a partner. Her relationship status is therefore unconfirmed.

What is Audrey Werro’s net worth?

Her net worth has not been officially disclosed and no credible published estimate exists. Her known 2026 earnings include the $150,000 winner’s prize at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, plus Diamond League prize money and sponsorship income.