Viktor Röthlin

Röthlin after his victory in the European Championship marathon 2010

Röthlin ( born October 14, 1974 in the core), is a Swiss long-distance runner. In the marathon, he was European champion in 2010, fetched at the European Championships in 2006 the silver and at the 2007 World Championships bronze medal. Röthlin holds the national record in the marathon, the 9 fastest marathon times of Swiss runners were all erected by him (April 2013).

Career

After not satisfactory for him 19th place in the 10,000 - meter race at the European Championships 1998 in Budapest Röthlin focused on the longer routes. The Hamburg Marathon 1999 in 2:13:36 h and the Rotterdam Marathon in 2000 in 2:12:53 h was followed by the appearance at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, where he finished 36th in the marathon.

In 2001, he presented at the Berlin Marathon in 2:10:54 h in eighth with a Swiss record. In a marathon at the European Championships in Munich in 2002, he came on the 16th and at the 2003 World Championships in Paris / Saint- Denis on the 14th Place.

In 2004 he won the Zurich Marathon, in which he was already in the previous year came second, with Swiss record in 2:09:56 h he was fourth at the Zurich Marathon in 2005, won the Greifenseelauf and finished seventh at the New - York -City Marathon.

In 2006 he improved initially as the fifth Stramilano his personal record in the half marathon in 1:02:16 hours and then brought at the European Championships in Gothenburg the silver medal behind Olympic champion Stefano Baldini (ITA ) and before Julio Rey (ESP). He also won the overall title of the Post Cup.

In 2007 he won the Zurich Marathon with his third national record over this distance in 2:08:20 h the marathon of the World Championships 2007 in Osaka, which took place despite early start time at 7 clock in high heat and high humidity, it was after 40 kilometers in fifth place, but still had enough strength to overtake with an irresistible final sprint on the last just over two kilometers and two runners so to cross the bronze medal the finish line.

In 2008 he won the Tokyo Marathon and set it again with a 2:07:23 h Swiss record. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, he won the marathon with the sixth place as the fastest non-African runners an Olympic diploma. With his time of 2:10:35 hours, he lost 4:03 minutes on the winner, Samuel Kamau Wanjiru. In December Röthlin also won the Zurich New Year's run.

In March 2009 he suffered in quick succession two pulmonary embolisms. In May, he could gently start jogging again. The end of July he took part for the first time at a run, he placed on Aegeriseelauf as the second best Swiss fifth. A planned start of the half marathon distance at Greifenseelauf in September he had to cancel because of an inflammation in the right foot. The end of November Röthlin was operated on at the heel.

After Röthlin had left a long time with the decision, he announced a 10 -kilometer race on July 18, 2010 that he will start at the European Championships in Barcelona in the marathon. Röthlin was his last opponent after 28 kilometers and was dependent with over two minutes ahead of convincing the Spaniard José Manuel Martínez European champions. On September 18, Röthlin was for the first time Swiss champion in the street: On Greifenseelauf he took the title in the Half Marathon in a sprint ahead of Christian Belz. On November 7, just 14 weeks after his European Championship Marathon, Röthlin launched at the New York City Marathon. However, the preparation time was too short, after 20 kilometers he got out of the race.

In December Röthlin announced that it will launch 17 April 2011 at the London Marathon. In preparation, he ran the Kerzerslauf, the Stramilano Half Marathon and became Swiss champion over 10 kilometers on the road. At the London Marathon, he finished not satisfactory for him eleventh place. The next marathon is Röthlin run in New York. On Greifenseelauf he finished third and best Swiss, the Portugal Half Marathon in Lisbon, he finished in eleventh place.

Röthlin is 1,72 m tall and weighs 60 kg. Trained as an electrical draftsman and qualified physiotherapist starts for the STV Alpnach. 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010, he was elected to the Swiss athletes of the year. When choosing Swiss Sportsman of the Year 2007, he was only beaten by the tennis player Roger Federer.

Achievements

Personal best

  • 3000 m: 8:00,43 min, June 5, 1998, Budapest
  • 5000 m: 13:40,28 min, June 23, 1999, Kassel
  • 10,000 m: 28:22,53 min, 1 April 2000 and Lisbon
  • Half Marathon: 1:02:16 h, 2nd April 2006 Milan
  • Marathon: 2:07:23 h 17 February, 2008, Tokyo ( national record )

Awards

Röthlin was awarded on 25 November 2008 made ​​an honorary citizen of his home town core, because he was an ambassador in Switzerland and around the world for the core and the whole canton Obwalden. Next is on the ground: " Röthlin has its roots in the core and committed, wherever he is, even to his home town in the canton of Obwalden core. "

Kerns Long-distance running 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2006 European Athletics Championships 2010 European Athletics Championships 1998 European Athletics Championships Hamburg-Marathon Rotterdam-Marathon Berlin-Marathon 2002 European Athletics Championships New-York-City-Marathon London-Marathon Markus Ryffel 2004 Summer Olympics Jungfrau-Marathon 3000 metres 5000 metres Armas Toivonen Mikko Hietanen Jack Holden (athlete) Veikko Karvonen Sergei Popov (athlete) Brian Kilby Ron Hill Karel Lismont Ian Thompson (marathoner) Gerard Nijboer Gelindo Bordin Integrated Authority File
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