Christian Grossenbacher
Christian Grossenbacher (born January 28, 1980 ) is a former Swiss athlete . His specialty was the 400 meter hurdles . In 2009 he was the first Swiss track athlete to win the military world championship at the CISM World Championships in Sofia . He is also a multiple Swiss champion. Due to an injury, he announced his retirement from top-class sport in September 2010.
Grossenbacher lives in Winterthur . After studying business administration , he works as a tax consultant. He is 1.86 m tall and had a competition weight of 80 kg, his trainer was Albert Hager .
successes
- 1999: Swiss Junior Champion 400 meter hurdles
- 2001: Swiss U23 champion 400 meter hurdles
- 2002: Swiss U23 champion 400 meter hurdles
- 2005: 9th place at the Universiade 400 meter hurdles; Swiss champion 400 meter hurdles; Swiss indoor champion 400 meters
- 2006: Swiss champion 400 meter hurdles; 16th place European Athletics Championships 400 meter hurdles
- 2007: Swiss champion 400 meter hurdles
- 2008: Swiss champion 400 meter hurdles
- 2009: CISM world champion 400 meter hurdles
Personal best
- 400-meter hurdles: 50.08 s, July 3, 2005 in Bern
Web links
- Christian Grossenbacher on swiss-athletics.ch ( Memento from October 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Athlete portrait at the IAAF ( Memento from April 15, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grossenbacher, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1980 |