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
edit- ^ "René Weber n'est plus". Journal du Jura (in French). 20 August 1982. p. 11. Retrieved 15 February 2023 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ a b c "René Weber". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Men 400m Athletics VI European Championships 1958 Stockholm (SWE)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Men 4x100m Relay Athletics VI European Championships 1958 Stockholm (SWE)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Switzerland Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Swiss Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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