Christian Wägli (22 December 1934 – 17 June 2019) was a Swiss sprinter and middle-distance runner.Sportler des Jahres 1958: Christian Wägli gestorben
He finished fifth in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

and sixth in the

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, th ...

at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. He became the

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in 1958. On the same year, he finished eighth in the

and competed in the

at the

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. His personal best times were 47.1 seconds in the 400 metres and 1:47.40 minutes in the 800 metres, both achieved in 1960.

References

1934 births 2019 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Swiss male sprinters Swiss male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Switzerland {{Switzerland-athletics-bio-stub