Christian Wägli
Christian Wägli (born December 22, 1934 in Muri bei Bern ; † June 17, 2019 near Bern ) was a Swiss athlete . He was considered one of the best Swiss athletes of the 1950s and 1960s.
Athletic career
Christian Wägli, originally a worker sportsman ( Satus ), was mainly active on short and medium distances. He started for the ATV Gümligen . Due to his lack of speed, he always pushed the pace early. In 1958 he was voted Swiss Sportsman of the Year . His career climax in 1960 when he took part in the Olympic Games . When the nations marched in at the opening ceremony, he led the Swiss delegation as the flag bearer . In the 800-meter run and in the 4-by-400-meter relay , he won an Olympic diploma (places five and six respectively). At the end of the season he ended his career and concentrated on his work in the finance department of Wander AG .
literature
- Christian Wägli in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
- Urs Tremp: World-class after-work runners . Obituary in: NZZ am Sonntag , July 7, 2019, p. 21 ( online ).
Web links
- Christian Wägli in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ Christian Wägli. In: sich-erinnern.ch. June 25, 2019, accessed June 25, 2019 .
- ^ A b c Pascal Moser: Sportsman of the year 1958: Christian Wägli died. In: nau.ch . June 25, 2019, accessed June 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Marco Oppliger: Christian Wägli has died. In: BZ Langenthaler Tagblatt . June 25, 2019, accessed June 26, 2019 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Wägli, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss short and medium distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Muri near Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th June 2019 |
| Place of death | near Bern |