Switzerland\u2019s Andr\u00e9 Bucher, 30, announced Friday that he is to retire from athletics due to a persistent heel injury.<\/p>\n
The highlight of Bucher\u2019s career was winning the 2001 World Championship title in Edmonton, Canada, at 800m in a time of 1:43.70. It was Switzerland\u2019s first ever track title at World or Olympic level.<\/p>\n
2001 was a marvellous year for the Swiss who on his homecoming to Europe from Canada celebrated in style by setting the current national 800m record of 1:42.55 with victory in front of his home crowd at the Z\u00fcrich Golden League meeting. In total Bucher took 12 victories that year at 800m, including a World bronze medal indoors, and by the end of the summer was one of six athletes to share the Golden League Jackpot.<\/p>\n
Bucher ran sub-1:45.00 on 30 occasions in his career, and won two silvers at European Championships (1998 and 2002) and took the runner\u2019s-up spot at European Indoor Championships 2002. His best performance at the Olympics was fifth in 2000.<\/p>\n
The last race of Bucher\u2019s career was at the ISTAF Golden League meeting in Berlin, Germany on 4 September 2005 when he ran 1:45.89 as 8th.<\/p>\n
Andr\u00e9 Bucher (Born on 19 October 1976)<\/p>\n
Personal bests:
\n400m
\nOutdoor 46.32 (2000); Indoor 47.66 (2001)
\n800m
\nOutdoor 1:42.55 NR (2001); Indoor 1:44.93 NR (2002)
\n1000m
\nOutdoor 2:15.63 NR (2001);
\n1500m
\nOutdoor 3:38.44 (1996)
\n5000m
\nOutdoor 14:06.77 (1998)<\/p>\n
Source: IAAF<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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