André Bucher (athlete)
| André Bucher (athlete) medal table |
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|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | ||
| World championships | ||
| gold | 2001 Edmonton | 1: 43.70 min |
| European championships | ||
| silver | 1998 Budapest | 1: 45.04 min |
| silver | 2002 Munich | 1: 47.43 min |
André Bucher (born October 19, 1976 in Neudorf ) is a former Swiss middle-distance runner who became world champion in the 800-meter run in 2001 . Until 2017 he was the last world champion from Europe in this discipline.
The primary school teacher, who is 1.86 m tall and weighs 75 kg, started for the LR Beromünster. In 2000 and 2001 he was Swiss Sportsman of the Year and European Athlete of the Year 2001. After that, Bucher was repeatedly slowed down by injuries. After a one-year break from competition, he announced his retirement from top-class sport on May 11, 2007 after health problems recurred during the preparation for the season.
After studying economics with a focus on marketing , Bucher started working at Migros in the sponsoring department in autumn 2009 . From 2012 to 2013 he was the cantonal representative for the promotion of young talent in the Sports Office of the Canton of Zurich. In 2013, he and his colleague Dominik Meier founded Allaleen AG, which specializes in brand development. In March 2014 the company founded zakawatch.ch, a retail brand for watches. In 2015, zakawatch.ch opened a store in Lucerne. Bucher has 3 children.
successes
At the 2000 Olympic Games, André Bucher may have been robbed of a medal because he was jostled by Andrea Longo and the outcome of the race was very close. The Italian was later disqualified for this. Bucher celebrated his greatest successes a year later when, in addition to the world championship title, he was also able to win five Golden League meetings (and thus part of the jackpot) and the IAAF Grand Prix Final .
- 1998: 2nd place European Championships
- 2000: 5th place Olympic Games
- 2001: 1st place world championships
- 2002: 2nd place European championships
Personal best
In his special discipline of 800 meters, Bucher achieved his personal best in August 2001, a time that had only been undercut by four runners until then. Several better times were later stopped, with Bucher still among the fifteen fastest runners in this discipline (as of July 2018).
- 400 m : 46.32 s, July 30, 2000 in Lugano
- 600 m: 1: 14.72 min (Swiss best performance), September 1st, 1999 in Bellinzona
- 800 m : 1: 42.55 min ( Swiss record ), August 17, 2001 in Zurich
- 800 m (hall): 1: 44.93 min (Swiss record), March 3, 2002 in Vienna
- 1000 m: 2: 15.63 min (Swiss record), May 24, 2001 in Langenthal
- 1500 m : 3: 38.44 min (Swiss U23 record), June 25, 1996 in Lucerne
Performance development
| year | 400 meters (in s) |
400 meters (hall) (in s) |
800 meters (in min) |
800 meters (hall) (in min) |
1000 meters (in min) |
1500 meters (in min) |
3000 meters (in min) |
5000 meters (in min) |
10,000 meters (in min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | - | - | - | - | 2: 49.22 | - | 9: 30.97 | - | - |
| 1991 | - | - | - | - | 2: 38.40 | 4: 19.10 | 9: 00.24 | - | - |
| 1992 | - | - | - | - | 2: 35.44 | 4: 11.50 | 8: 50.09 | - | - |
| 1993 | - | - | 1: 56.40 | - | 2: 29.44 | 4: 08.24 | 8: 38.34 | - | 32: 05.2 |
| 1994 | - | - | 1: 48.32 | - | 2: 21.09 | 3: 40.46 | - | - | 31: 00.40 |
| 1995 | - | - | 1: 45.71 | - | 2: 18.97 | 3: 38.94 | - | - | 30: 40.5 |
| 1996 | - | - | 1: 46.41 | - | 2: 18.92 | 3: 38.44 | - | - | - |
| 1997 | - | - | 1: 45.33 | - | 2: 20.29 | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | 48.46 | - | 1: 44.96 | - | 2: 17.45 | 3: 46.87 | 8: 16.9 | 14: 06.77 | - |
| 1999 | 47.58 | - | 1: 42.92 | 1: 52.43 | 2: 15.66 | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | 46.32 | - | 1: 43.13 | - | 2: 15.73 | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 47.04 | 47.66 | 1: 42.55 | 1: 45.32 | 2: 15.63 | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | - | - | 1: 43.93 | 1: 44.93 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | - | - | 1: 44.25 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | - | - | 1: 45.56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 48.30 | - | 1: 45.20 | 1: 48.19 | - | - | - | - | - |
Web links
- André Bucher in the database of World Athletics (English)
- 800 m world champion André Bucher resigns , press release and press review on swiss-athletics.ch, 11./12. May 2007
- André Bucher in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christian Fuchs: Mo Farah wins election - Robert Harting fifth , www.leichtathletik.de October 5, 2012
- ^ Neue Zürcher Zeitung : The pain threshold is reached , May 12, 2007
- ↑ Indoor European Championships: A solo for Andre Bucher? In: Leichtathletik.de. February 26, 2002, accessed May 4, 2010 .
- ↑ Bucher: Europe's Athlete of the Year. In: swissinfo.ch. December 18, 2001, accessed May 4, 2010 .
- ↑ 800 meters all time. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), accessed November 28, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bucher, André |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss middle distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th October 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neudorf LU , Switzerland |