André Bucher
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| Medal record | |||
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| Men’s Athletics | |||
Competitor for  Switzerland |
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| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 2001 Edmonton | 800 m | |
| Universiade | |||
| Silver | 1999 Palma de Mallorca | 800 metres | |
André Bucher (born October 19, 1976 in Neudorf) is a retired Swiss 800 metres runner who won the gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. He won the indoor bronze the same year.
Bucher also won three European Championship silver medals in 1998, 2002 and 2002 Indoor. Other achievements include finishing third at the 2003 IAAF World Athletics Final.
Bucher retired in May 2007 due to a long-term heel injury.[1]
[edit] References
- IAAF profile for André Bucher
- ^ Turner, Chris. "2001 World Champion Bucher retires", IAAF.org, 13 May 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Marcel Schelbert |
Swiss Sportsman of the Year 2000 – 2001 |
Succeeded by Simon Ammann |
Preceded by Jan Železný |
Men's European Athlete of the Year 2001 |
Succeeded by Dwain Chambers |
| Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by Wilson Kipketer |
Men's 800 metres Best Year Performance 2000 |
Succeeded by Yuriy Borzakovskiy |
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