Peter Wirz
Swiss middle-distance runner
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Born | (1960-07-29) 29 July 1960 (age 63) |
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
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Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 1500 m, 3000 m |
Club | STB Bern LC Zürich |
Peter Wirz (born 29 July 1960) is a retired Swiss middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 1500 metres.[2] He represented his country at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, as well as two outdoor and one indoor World Championships. In addition, he won a gold medal at the 1984 European Indoor Championships.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1979 | European Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:42.66 |
1983 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | 1500 m | 3:41.95 |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 23rd (h) | 1500 m | 3:41.69 | |
1984 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | 1500 m | 3:41.35 |
Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 6th | 1500 m | 3:36.97 | |
1986 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 5th | 1500 m | 3:48.06 |
European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 10th | 1500 m | 3:44.09 | |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 28th (h) | 1500 m | 3:43.00 |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 13th (h) | 1500 m | 3:41.261 |
1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 8th (h) | 3000 m | 8:03.732 |
World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 14th (h) | 3000 m | 7:53.70 |
1Did not finish in the semifinals
2Did not finish in the final
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 800 metres – 1:47.98 (Bern 1984)
- 1000 metres – 2:18.37 (Bern 1983)
- 1500 metres – 3:35.83 (Los Angeles 1984)
- One mile – 3:55.68 (London 1986)
- 2000 metres – 4:58.29 (Langenthal 1984)
- 3000 metres – 7:44.89 (Seville 1987)
- 5000 metres – 13:38.23 (Sittard 1989)
Indoor
- 1500 metres – 3:40.20 (Stuttgart 1985)
- 2000 metres – 5:06.28 (Sindelfingen 1984)
- 3000 metres – 7:51.42 (Stuttgart 1989)
References
- ^ Sports-Reference profile
- ^ Peter Wirz at World Athletics
- All-Athletics profile
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European Athletics Indoor Champions in men's 1500 metres
- 1966: John Whetton (GBR)
- 1967: John Whetton (GBR)
- 1968: John Whetton (GBR)
- 1969: Edgard Salvé (BEL)
- 1970: Henryk Szordykowski (POL)
- 1971: Henryk Szordykowski (POL)
- 1972: Henryk Szordykowski (POL)
- 1973: Henryk Szordykowski (POL)
- 1974: Henryk Szordykowski (POL)
- 1975: Thomas Wessinghage (FRG)
- 1976: Paul-Heinz Wellmann (FRG)
- 1977: Jürgen Straub (GDR)
- 1978: Antti Loikkanen (FIN)
- 1979: Eamonn Coghlan (IRL)
- 1980: Thomas Wessinghage (FRG)
- 1981: Thomas Wessinghage (FRG)
- 1982: José Luis González (ESP)
- 1983: Thomas Wessinghage (FRG)
- 1984: Peter Wirz (SUI)
- 1985: José Luis González (ESP)
- 1986: José Luis González (ESP)
- 1987: Han Kulker (NED)
- 1988: Ari Suhonen (FIN)
- 1990: Hervé Phélippeau (FRA)
- 1990: Jens-Peter Herold (GDR)
- 1992: Matthew Yates (GBR)
- 1994: David Strang (GBR)
- 1996: Mateu Cañellas (ESP)
- 1998: Rui Silva (POR)
- 2000: José Antonio Redolat (ESP)
- 2002: Rui Silva (POR)
- 2005: Ivan Heshko (UKR)
- 2007: Juan Carlos Higuero (ESP)
- 2009: Rui Silva (POR)
- 2011: Manuel Olmedo (ESP)
- 2015: Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)
- 2015: Jakub Holuša (CZE)
- 2017: Marcin Lewandowski (POL)
- 2019: Marcin Lewandowski (POL)
- 2021: Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)
- 2023: Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)
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