Peter Wirz

Peter Wirz (born July 29, 1960 ) is a former Swiss middle -distance runner who specialized in the 1500 meter distance .

Life

In 1983 he was fourth at the European Indoor Championships in Budapest , retired from the World Championships in Helsinki in the preliminary stages and won the Course de l'Escalade . The following year he won gold at the European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg and finished sixth at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles .

In 1986 he was fifth at the European Indoor Championships in Madrid , came 116th at the World Cross Country Championships in Colombier and was tenth at the European Championships in Stuttgart .

After another preliminary round at the World Championships in Rome in 1987 , he reached the semi-finals at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.

In 1983 and 1984 he was Swiss champion over 800 meters , in 1986 over 1500 meters. In the hall he won the title over 800 meters twice (1985, 1986) and four times over 1500 meters (1982-1984, 1989).

Today, Peter Wirz works as a product designer and designed, among other things, the standardized mailbox for Swiss Post .

Personal best

• 800 m: 1: 47.98 min, May 26, 1984, Bern
• 1000 m : 2: 18.37 min, July 29, 1983, Bern
• 1500 m: 3: 35.83 min, August 10, 1984, Los Angeles
  • Hall: 3: 40.20 min, February 23, 1985, Stuttgart
• 1 mile : 3: 55.68 min, July 11, 1986, London
• 2000 m : 4: 58.29 min, July 27, 1984, Langenthal
• 3000 m : 7: 44.89 min, May 28, 1987, Seville
  • Hall: 7: 51.42 min, February 12, 1989, Stuttgart
• 5000 m : 13: 38.23 min, June 18, 1989, Sittard

Web links

• Peter Wirz in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Peter Wirz in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• “I have something against the glorification of design” (PDF; 97 kB), Interview with Christina Sonderegger in Wohnen, No. 10/2006