Godi Utiger

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGottfried "Godi"•Utiger
Used nameGodi•Utiger
Born28 March 1912
Died1989 in Bern, Bern (SUI)
AffiliationsStade-Lausanne, Lausanne (SUI)
NOC Switzerland

Biography

Swiss track and field athlete Gottfried “Godi” Utiger specialised in middle and long-distance running races. Between 1937 and 1941 Utiger was the national champion in the 1,500 metres, 5,000 metres, and the 10,000 metres. He also won the Swiss cross-country championship in 1937. At the 1936 Berlin Olympics he ran in the 5,000 metres but was eliminated in the heats. After his athletics career Utiger owned a carpentry shop in Bern.

Personal Best: 5000 – 15:17.4 (1937).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Athletics SUI Godi Utiger
5,000 metres, Men (Olympic) 14 h1 r1/2