Joachim Jochen Büchner (8 April 1905 – 22 February 1978) was a German sprint runner who competed at two Olympic Games.

Career

Büchner finished second behind Guy Butler in the 220 yards event at the

1926 AAA Championships The 1926 AAA Championships was the 1926 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 2 to 3 July 1926 at Stamford Bridge (stadium), Stamford Bridge in London, En ...

. At the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

in Amsterdam, he won a bronze medal in the 400 metres event. Four years later, he failed to reach the 400 metres final at the next Olympics, and finished in fourth place with the German 4 × 400 m relay team. He won three national titles in the 400 m in 1927–1929 and finished second in 1925, 1931 and 1932. In 1928 he became the first German athlete to run 400 m within 48 seconds. Büchner was a graphic designer and advertising consultant. After retiring from competitions, he worked at ''ASV Köln'', first as athletics coach (1947–1950), then treasurer (1962–1969) and later as president (1969–1977). Until his death in 1978 he was a member of the Association of Former Track and Field Athletes of West Germany. Büchner's daughter Christa (born 1931) became a

pentathlete A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek language, Greek: combining the words ''pente'' (five) and -''athlon'' (competition) (). The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Anci ...

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* 1905 births 1978 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics German male sprinters Olympic athletes for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Sportspeople from Altenburg People from Saxe-Altenburg Place of birth missing Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes from Thuringia 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub