19 athletes represented Switzerland at the European Masters Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun (POL). With four gold, three silver and one bronze, the Swiss team achieved a formidable result.
Tobias Hofer, Greg Zwygart (Photo: @Palagrange Photography)
The most successful Swiss athlete at the Masters European Championships, which took place between March 17 and 23, was once again Alison Bourgeois (W70). She shone with two gold medals in the 800m and 1500m and a silver medal in the 400m. She even set a Masters European indoor record in the 800 m in 2:52.17 minutes. Margaritha Dähler-Stettler (W75, triple jump) and Roger Strasser (M50, shot put) also won gold.
These are the Swiss medal winners at the European Masters Indoor Championships in Torun:
Gold
- M50: Roger Strasser 16.78 m in the shot put
- W70: Alison Bourgeois 2:52.17 over 800 m
- W70: Alison Bourgeois 6:07.31 over 1500 m
- W75: Margaritha Dähler-Stettler 5.98 m in the triple jump
Silver
- W65: Ruth Raaflauf 8.66 m in the triple jump
- W70: Alison Bourgeois 74.84 over 400 m
- W75: Margaritha Dähler-Stettler 2.95 m in the long jump
Bronze
- M60: Hansjörg Brücker 30:39 over 8 km cross country