Sandra Gasser

Sandra Gasser (born July 27, 1962 in Bern ) is a former Swiss athlete specializing in medium-distance runs .

Career

After she finished third at the World Athletics Championships in 1987 in the 1500 meter run , she was tested positive for doping and disqualified.

After her two-year ban, she came back to the top of the world and won the silver medal at the 1990 European Indoor Championships , the bronze medal at the 1990 European Championships and the 1993 World Indoor Championships , although she fell in this race before the finish line.

Sandra Gasser was Swiss champion seven times and held the Swiss record in the 800 meter run for 28 years from 1987 with 1: 58.90 minutes. On July 4th, 2015, Selina Büchel beat her record with a time of 1: 57.95 minutes.

Gasser is 1.71 m tall and had a competition weight of 52 kg. Today she trains the athlete Maja Neuenschwander .

Sporting successes

• 1984: 3rd place European Indoor Championships (1500 m)
• 1987: 1st place European Indoor Championships (1500 m)
• 1990: 3rd place European Championships (1500 m); 2nd place European Indoor Championships (1500 m)
• 1993: 3rd place indoor world championships (1500 m)

Personal best

• 800 meter run : 1: 58.90 min, June 21, 1987 in Berlin , Swiss record until 2015
• 1500 meter run : 4: 01.10 min, July 4th 1987 in Oslo
• 3000 meter run : 8: 54.13 min, July 12, 1990 in Lausanne

Web links

• Sandra Gasser in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Andreas Kopp: Sandra Gasser doping case - the biggest mystery in Swiss sport. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung from October 19, 2012

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Selina Büchel runs sensational Swiss record in Paris! . ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: swiss-athletics.ch from July 4, 2015.