Marcel Schelbert

Marcel Schelbert (born 26 February 1976) is a retired Swiss athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.

Marcel Schelbert

Personal information
Born	26 February 1976
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	400 metres hurdles
Club	LC Zürich
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Switzerland World Championships 1999 Sevilla 400 m hurdles

His personal best time of 48.13 seconds, achieved when he won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships, is also a Swiss record.[2] He also won a bronze medal at the 1999 Summer Universiade. For these feats he was given the Swiss Sportsman of the Year Award the same year.

Schelbert retired in 2003, and now works in a bank.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Switzerland
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	9th (sf)	400 m hurdles	51.82
1995	European Junior Championships	Nyíregyháza, Hungary	2nd	400 m hurdles	50.44
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	46th (h)	400 m hurdles	51.20
1997	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	2nd	400 m hurdles	49.43
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	14th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.34
	Universiade	Catania, Italy	7th	400 m hurdles	51.62
			13th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	40.75
			11th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.91
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	3rd	400 m hurdles	48.77
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	3rd	400 m hurdles	48.13
2001	Universiade	Beijing, China	1st (h)	400 m hurdles	50.03

References

1. Sports-Reference profile
2. Swiss athletics records Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine