René_Weber

René Weber

René Weber

Swiss sprinter

René Weber (20 May 1933 – August 1982)[1] was a Swiss sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

Weber was born in Zürich and represented the club LC Zürich.[2] At the 1958 European Championships he reached the semi-final in the 400 metres, and competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay with Emil Weber, Erwin Müller and Hans Wehrli.[3][4] At the 1960 Olympic Games he competed at the 400 metres without reaching the final,[2] and finished sixth in the 4 × 400 metres relay with the team Hansruedi Bruder, Ernst Zaugg and Christian Wägli.[5]

He became Swiss champion in 1960.[6] His personal best time was 47.0 seconds (1957).[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "René Weber n'est plus". Journal du Jura (in French). 20 August 1982. p. 11. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. [2]
    "René Weber". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Men 400m Athletics VI European Championships 1958 Stockholm (SWE)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Men 4x100m Relay Athletics VI European Championships 1958 Stockholm (SWE)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. [5]
    "Switzerland Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  6. [6]
    "Swiss Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 14 June 2015.


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