Viktor Röthlin (born October 14, 1974 in
Kerns
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,
Obwalden) is a
Swiss former
long-distance runner, who specialized in the
marathon.
Röthlin won the
silver medal at the
2006 European Championships in
Gothenburg, Sweden, the
bronze medal at the
2007 World Championships in
Osaka
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, Japan, and the
gold medal at the
2010 European Championships in
Barcelona
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, Spain.
He also competed in the marathon at the
2000 Olympics
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in
Sydney, Australia (finishing 36th), at the
2004 Olympics in
Athens
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,
Greece
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(where he did not finish), at the
2008 Olympics in
Beijing
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, China (where he placed 6th in a time of 2:10:35) and at the 2012 Olympics in London, Great Britain (where he finished in 11th with a time of 2:12:48).
Röthlin has set four Swiss national records at the marathon distance: In September 2001 at the
Berlin Marathon
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, his time of 2:10:54 eclipsed the previous Swiss national record of 2:11:10 (set by Daniel Boltz in 1991). In April 2004, in his victory at the
Zürich Marathon, Röthlin lowered the national record to 2:09:56. In April 2007, he lowered the national record again, when he won the Zürich Marathon in a time of 2:08:20, and in February 2008, he once more improved the Swiss record to 2:07:23 when he won the
Tokyo Marathon
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H ...
.
Röthlin attempted no marathons in 2009, because he contracted
thrombosis
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during a flight from the
United Arab Emirates
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in the Spring of 2009, which led to a
pulmonary embolism
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and fluid buildup in his chest; the condition was treated with rest and medication.
At the 2012 Tokyo Marathon he had his fastest performance since his victory in 2008, as he finished fifth with a time of 2:08:32 hours.
[Nakamura, Ken (2012-02-26)]
Kipyego wins Tokyo Marathon, Gebrselassie fades to a disappointing fourth
IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-27.
Röthlin retired from competitive marathon running in 2014, after finishing fifth at the
European Championships in
Zürich
, neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon
, twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco
Zürich ...
.
Achievements
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All results are for the marathon, unless stated otherwise
References
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External links
*
Viktor Röthlin in European Athletics Championships*
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1974 births
Living people
Swiss male marathon runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Switzerland
World Athletics Championships medalists
European Athletics Championships medalists
Tokyo Marathon male winners
People from Obwalden