Andre Bucher

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Andre Bucher , born the October 19th 1976 with Neudorf (Lucerne), is a Athlète Suisse practitioner the 800 meters.

After a first participation in the Olympic Games 1996 where he does not manage to qualify himself for the final, he obtains a first medal in great championship with the money medal to the Championnats of Europe of athletics 1998 with Budapest.

Two years later, whereas it appears among the favorites of the 800 meters of the Olympic Games of Sydney, it is obstructed by a scuffle and only finishes 5th. He arrives at the top of his career the following year: he confirms his statute of favorites at the time of the Championnats of the world of athletics 2001 with Edmonton by gaining the title and he also gains the Golden League. He also finishes the season by gaining the Grand Prix IAAF.

The following season, following a preparation disturbed by a wound with the foot, it gains only the bronze medal at the time of the Championnats of Europe of athletics 2002 with Munich. New wounds obstruct it the following season and it fails in semi-final the Championnats of the world of athletics 2003 of Paris

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