Marcel Tschopp

{{Short description|Liechtensteiner orienteer and track athlete}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| image = Marcel Tschopp (Liechtenstein) - London 2012 Mens Marathon.jpg

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| caption = Marcel Tschopp in the marathon at the 2012 Olympics in London

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1974|4|28}}

| birth_place = Ruggell, Liechtenstein

| height = {{height|m=1.81}}

| weight = {{cvt|66|kg}}

| country = {{LIE}}

| sport = {{ubl|Athletics|Orienteering}}

| event = Marathon

| medaltemplates =

}}

Marcel Tschopp (born 28 April 1974 in Ruggell) is a Liechtensteiner orienteer and track athlete, specializing in the marathon. Tschopp was Liechtenstein's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and finished 74th in the men's marathon. He finished 75th in the same event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Tschopp is a physician by profession.{{cite web|url=http://www.european-athletics.org/youth-athletics-programme-news/496-general/6595-marcel-tschopp-to-represent-liechtenstein-in-beijing.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414165616/http://www.european-athletics.org/youth-athletics-programme-news/496-general/6595-marcel-tschopp-to-represent-liechtenstein-in-beijing.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-04-14 |title=Marcel Tschopp to represent Liechtenstein in Beijing |publisher=EAA |year=2008 |accessdate=2012-11-10 }}

Achievements

=Athletics=

class=wikitable
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2004

|World Half Marathon Championships

|New Delhi, India

|75th

|Half marathon

|1:16:45

2005

|World Half Marathon Championships

|Edmonton, Canada

|72nd

|Half marathon

|1:13:57

rowspan=3|2007

|rowspan=2|Games of the Small States of Europe

|rowspan=2|Fontvieille, Monaco

|5th

|5000 m

|15:41.58

6th

|10,000 m

|32:32.81

World Championships

|Osaka, Japan

|47th

|Marathon

|2:33:42

2008

|Olympic Games

|Beijing, China

|74th

|Marathon

|2:35:06

2009

|World Half Marathon Championships

|Birmingham, United Kingdom

|88th

|Half marathon

|1:10:28

2010

|European Championships

|Barcelona, Spain

|39th

|Marathon

|2:37:14

rowspan=2|2011

|rowspan=2|Games of the Small States of Europe

|rowspan=2|Schaan, Liechtenstein

|5th

|5000 m

|15:48.15

4th

|10,000 m

|32:44.74

2012

|Olympic Games

|London, United Kingdom

|75th

|Marathon

|2:28:54

2016

|European Championships

|Amsterdam, Netherlands

|83rd

|Half marathon

|1:15:36

=Orienteering=

class=wikitable
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
rowspan=2|2003

|rowspan=2|World Orienteering Championships

|rowspan=2|Rapperswil/Jona, Switzerland

|28th

|Sprint

|14:27.9

20th

|Middle Qualifier

|26:46

rowspan=2|2012

|rowspan=2|World Orienteering Championships

|rowspan=2|Lausanne, Switzerland

|28th

|Sprint Qualifier

|15:17

23rd

|Long Qualifier

|75:08

References

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  • {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908212448/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/6/208726.shtml |date=September 8, 2008 |title=Tschopp's profile at the Official Site of the 2008 Summer Olympics }}
  • {{Webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20130414165425/http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6595&Itemid=2 |date=April 14, 2013 |title=european-athletics }}
  • {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ts/marcel-tschopp-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418005813/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ts/marcel-tschopp-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Marcel Tschopp}}