Adrian Lehmann
Adrian Lehmann (born 6 December 1989; died 20 April 2024), was a Swiss marathon runner and member of the Langenthal Athletics Association.[1]
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 Lehmann at the Berlin Marathon (2015) |
Life
[edit]His best marathon time was 2:11:44, making him the sixth-best Swiss marathon runner of all time. He was Swiss champion in three disciplines (10 km, half marathon and marathon).[2]
While training for the Zurich Marathon on 21 April 2024, he suffered a heart attack on 18 April, although he was resuscitated immediately, he died two days later at the age of 34 in hospital despite prompt medical attention.[3] He had intended to participate the qualification for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Zurich.[2][4][5][4][6]
Achievements
[edit]- 10 kilometres
- Swiss champion, 18 June 2016 in Thun, 29 min 37.86 s (personal best)
- Half marathon
- Swiss champion, 5 September 2021 in Sarnen, 1 h 5 min 35 s
- Personal best, 2 April 2023 in Berlin, 1 h 3 min 36 s
- Marathon
- Swiss champion, 23 April 2023 in Zurich, 2 h 11 min 44 s (personal best)[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mit nur 34 Jahren : Schweizer Top-Marathonläufer erlag Herzinfarkt". www.kleinezeitung.at (in German). 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ a b "Im Alter von 34 Jahren - Marathonläufer Adrian Lehmann verstorben". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ Wilhelm, Matthias (2024-10-22). "Arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in athletes". SEMS-journal. doi:10.34045/SEMS/2024/44. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ a b "Zustand stabil - Marathonläufer Adrian Lehmann erleidet Herzinfarkt im Training". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ Giacometti, Paolo (2024-04-25). "Sport in mourning, the illness during training was fatal: he leaves us at 34 years old…". Notizie.it. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Leichtathletik: Drama um Marathonläufer". SPORT1 (in German). 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Adrian LEHMANN | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
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