Dorian Saillen is a young athlete from Val-d’Illiez, currently completing an apprenticeship in automobile maintenance at Garage 1890 in St-Maurice. In October 2017, Dorian started sport shooting with a 10m air rifle lent him by the Val-d’Illiez shooting society and trainer Fernand Es-Borrat.
In May 2019, he joined the NJC shooting society in St-Maurice, training with Christophe Vogel and adding a small calibre 50m rifle to his repertoire. In August 2020, he joined Marc Guntert’s 10 and 50 metre rifle Valais team, shooting in 3 positions – knee, prone, and standing.
His goal is to continue progressing, working hard to juggle training and apprenticeship. This means that he has 3 years to obtain his CFC (Federal Certificate of Capacity) and become Swiss Champion while he’s at it, competing for the Fédération Suisse de Tir (Swiss Shooting) at the Lausanne Regional Performance Centre with coaches Vincent Pillonel and Marcel Zurcher.
| Name | Dorian Saillen |
| Birth year | 2007 |
| Birth place | Val-d’Illiez |
| Sport | 10m and 50m rifle shooting |
Awards
2025
- Swiss Champion C50 – 3×20
- Swiss Vice-Champion C50 – prone
- 3rd place at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOFE) in Skopje (North Macedonia)
- 2nd place at the Alpen Cup in Bologna (Italy)
- 2nd place at the “JIWK” in Biel/Bienne C50 – 3×20
- 2nd place at the “Hopes” in Plzeň C10 (Czech Republic)
- Valais Champion C10
- Valais Champion C50 – prone
2024
- Swiss champion and Valais champion C10 in the U-21 category
- 3rd place at RIAC in the U-21 category
2023
- 1st Swiss rifle shooting championships 10m
- 1st Valaisan rifle shooting championships 10m
2022
- 1st Valaisan rifle shooting championships 50m
- 1st Valaisan rifle shooting championships 10m
- 3 x Top 10 Swiss rifle shooting championships 10m