Viktor Röthlin !!!

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Viktor Röthlin saw on the last day in Barcelona with EM-Gold in Marathon for the long-awaited Swiss exploit.

The 35-year-old Obwaldner played on the 42.195 km in the Catalan capital with his opponents. Ultimately won Röthlin who had attacked at km 27, in 2:15:31.

Viktor Rothlin is the fourth Swiss Athletics European champion and also the first since the ball pestle Günthör Werner, who triumphed in 1986 in Stuttgart. For Röthlin it is the first international title when he was four years ago EM-Second and Third in 2007 World Cup already. At the 2008 Olympic Games, the Obwalden classified as sixth. After graduating rank in Beijing Röthlin had serious health problems because of (two pulmonary embolism and a foot operation in 2009) and have a long pause marathon no longer deny.

In Barcelona Röthlin was in his 19th Marathon a very active race. He ran from the start, always in the foremost positions of the rapidly decreasing field. At km 15 of the Swiss passed in second behind the Russians Safronov. At that time the leading group already included only a dozen runners.

For half of the race was Röthlin, who worked in spite of great heat or very fresh and relaxed, even only in the company of five competitors. At 21.1 kilometers, the Frenchman led James Theuri in (moderate) 1:07:43, followed immediately behind Röthlin.

After 27 km was the decisive attack of Röthlin. The pace of increase in the current Swiss unleashed could follow no more. At km 35 Röthlin already possessed one minutes ahead of first runner-up Martinez.