Markus Ryffel

Markus Ryffel
nation	Switzerland
birthday	5th February 1955 (age 65)
place of birth	Bern
job	Entrepreneur
Career
Best performance	7: 41.00 min ( 3000 m ) 13: 07.54 min ( 5000 m ) 27: 54.29 min ( 10,000 m )
society	ST Bern
Trainer	Heinz shield
status	resigned
End of career	1989
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × 1 × 0 × European championships 0 × 1 × 0 × Athletics World Cup 0 × 0 × 1 × European Indoor Championships 2 × 1 × 1 ×
Olympic games silver Los Angeles 1984 5000 m  European championships silver Rome 1974 5000 m Athletics World Cup bronze Montreal 1979 5000 m  European Indoor Championships bronze San Sebastian 1977 3000 m gold Milan 1978 3000 m gold Vienna 1979 3000 m silver Gothenburg 1984 3000 m
last change: March 26, 2017

Markus Ryffel (born February 5, 1955 in Bern ) is a former Swiss long-distance runner . 30 years after the end of his career, he is still the holder of the Swiss record over 3000 and 5000 meters.

Career

His greatest success was winning the silver medal in the 5000 meter run in 13: 07.54 minutes at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles , after finishing fifth over the same distance at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow .

At the European Athletics Championships in 1978 he came second in the 5000 meter run (13: 28.66 min). In the same year he was voted Swiss Sportsman of the Year .

Two gold, one silver and one bronze medals resulted from the European Indoor Championships. He also came third at the World Cup in Montreal in 1979. He is 19 times Swiss champion and still holds the Swiss records over 3000 and 5000 meters.

He was also extremely successful in street races. He won u. a. nine times at the Murten run , four times at the Grand Prix of Bern , three times at the Greifensee run , twice at the Zurich New Year's run and once each at the 25 km from Berlin and the Basel city run .

Markus Ryffel started for the city ​​gymnastics club in Bern . Following his sporting career, he founded a sporting goods company with his brother, Urs Ryffel, and Markus Bill. Today Markus Ryffel is the managing director of the Bern branch of Ryffel Running AG , which, in addition to the sports shop, also runs a mail order business and offers various courses. Ryffel Running is also u. a. responsible for marketing the Swiss Women's Run . The Ryffel brothers are significantly involved in the organization of the international Greifensee run .

His son Christoph Ryffel is also successful as a runner; he belongs to the Swiss elite in long-distance and cross-country running.

Personal best

• 3000 meter run : 7: 41.00 min, July 18, 1979 in Lausanne , Swiss record
• 5000 meter run : 13: 07.54 min, August 11, 1984 in Los Angeles , Swiss record
• 10,000 meter run : 27: 54.29 min, July 10, 1985 in Lausanne (Swiss record until August 8, 2005)

Web links

• Literature by and about Markus Ryffel in the catalog of the German National Library
• Markus Ryffel in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Ryffel Running website