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

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and sixth in the

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at the

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. 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 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-athletics-bio-stub