Ulrich Brugger (born 1 April 1947) is a retired
West German
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...
long-distance runner who specialized in the
5000 metres
The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...
.
Biography
He won the bronze medal in the
3000 metres
The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track.
It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...
at the
1972 European Indoor Championships.
In domestic competitions, he represented the sports club
Stuttgarter Kickers
Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers.
History
In its early years the club had a decent local squad that played in the Südk ...
. He won the silver medal at the 1970 West German championships and another silver medal at the 1972 West German indoor championships.
West German indoor championships, men's 3000 metres
- Sport-Komplett
References
1947 births
Living people
West German male long-distance runners
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