Willy Bührer

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameWilhelm "Willy"•Bührer
Used nameWilly•Bührer
Born24 April 1912
Died11 June 1990 (aged 78 years 1 month 17 days) in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Schaffhausen (SUI)
NOC Switzerland

Biography

Willy Bührer was a Swiss track and field athlete who competed in the decathlon. Bührer competed in the event at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. His best results came in the high jump and the shot put, finishing eighth and ninth, respectively, but he was unlucky to record an overall DNF after failing to complete the 1,500 metres.

Personal Best: Dec – 5849 (1936).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Athletics SUI Willy Bührer
Decathlon, Men (Olympic) DNF