Bruno Lafranchi

{{short description|Swiss long-distance runner}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Bruno Lafranchi

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|07|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Altdorf UR, Switzerland[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045516/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/bruno-lafranchi-1.html Sports-Reference profile]

| height = 1.78 m

| weight = 60 kg

| sport = Athletics

| event = Marathon, 3000 m steeplchase

| club = STB, Bern

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Bruno Lafranchi (born 19 July 1955 in Altdorf UR) is a Swiss former long-distance runner.{{World Athletics}} He represented his country in the marathon at two consecutive Olympic Games, in 1984 and 1988, as well as two World Championships. His P.R. of 2:11:12 placed him in third at the 1982 Fukuoka Marathon.

International competitions

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colspan="6"|Representing {{SUI}}
1978

|European Championships

|Prague, Czechoslovakia

|27th (h)

|3000 m

|8:51.7

1982

|European Indoor Championships

|Milan, Italy

|6th

|3000 m

|8:00.16

1983

|World Championships

|Helsinki, Finland

|23rd

|Marathon

|2:14:58

1984

|Olympic Games

|Los Angeles, United States

|50th

|Marathon

|2:24:38

1985

|World Indoor Games

|Paris, France

|13th (h)

|3000 m

|8:01.27

1986

|European Championships

|Stuttgart, West Germany

|24th (h)

|5000 m

|13:51.46

1987

|World Championships

|Rome, Italy

| –

|Marathon

|DNF

1988

|Olympic Games

|Seoul, South Korea

| –

|Marathon

|DNF

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References