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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Selina RUTZ-BÜCHEL

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Switzerland Switzerland
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    26 JUL 1991     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14300684
Selina Buchel wins her 800m heat at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Sopot (Getty Images)

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Women's 800m 30 1198
Women's Overall Ranking 648 1198

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Women's 800m 14 for 1 week
Women's Overall Ranking 272 for 2 weeks
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
100 Metres 13.22 +0.2 Horw (SUI) 21 MAY 2011 764
200 Metres 26.77 0.0 Jona (SUI) 12 JUL 2009 786
300 Metres 40.54 Langenthal (SUI) 17 MAY 2012 930
400 Metres 52.97 Zürich (SUI) 22 JUL 2017 1089
600 Metres 1:25.45 Pliezhausen (GER) 17 MAY 2015 1157
800 Metres 1:57.95 Paris (FRA) 04 JUL 2015 NR 1199
1000 Metres 2:35.58 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 14 AUG 2020 1162
1500 Metres 4:10.12 Stadion Wankdorf, Bern (SUI) 27 JUN 2020 1126
4x400 Metres Relay 3:33.10 Kaarlen kenttä, Vaasa (FIN) 25 JUN 2017 1112

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
200 Metres 26.34 St. Gallen (SUI) 21 JAN 2018 878
400 Metres 54.28 Magglingen (SUI) 19 FEB 2017 1074
600 Metres 1:27.08 Magglingen (SUI) 02 FEB 2019 1133
800 Metres 2:00.38 Kombank Arena, Beograd (SRB) 05 MAR 2017 NR 1179
1500 Metres 4:08.95 Messehalle, Karlsruhe (GER) 06 FEB 2016 1156

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
800 Metres 2:04.42 Halle End der Welt, Magglingen (SUI) 21 FEB 2021 1114

Outdoor

100 Metres

Performance Wind Place Date
2011 13.22 +0.2 Horw (SUI) 21 MAY 2011

Outdoor

200 Metres

Performance Wind Place Date
2011 27.06 -0.1 Horw (SUI) 21 MAY 2011
2009 26.77 0.0 Jona (SUI) 12 JUL 2009

Outdoor

300 Metres

Performance Place Date
2012 40.54 Langenthal (SUI) 17 MAY 2012

Outdoor

400 Metres

Performance Place Date
2018 54.14 Zofingen (SUI) 14 JUL 2018
2017 52.97 Zürich (SUI) 22 JUL 2017
2016 53.99 Genève (SUI) 17 JUL 2016
2015 54.76 Basel (SUI) 25 MAY 2015
2014 54.78 Frauenfeld (SUI) 26 JUL 2014
2013 55.37 Nottwil (SUI) 30 JUN 2013
2012 55.72 Basel (SUI) 09 SEP 2012
2011 55.73 Hochdorf (SUI) 04 SEP 2011
2010 57.31 Nottwil (SUI) 26 JUN 2010
2009 56.84 Hochdorf (SUI) 04 JUL 2009
2008 57.89 Jona (SUI) 13 JUL 2008

Outdoor

600 Metres

Performance Place Date
2020 1:30.10 Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 11 JUN 2020
2017 1:28.81 Pliezhausen (GER) 14 MAY 2017
2016 1:27.12 Pliezhausen (GER) 08 MAY 2016
2015 1:25.45 Pliezhausen (GER) 17 MAY 2015
2014 1:28.52 Langenthal (SUI) 29 MAY 2014
2012 1:31.52 Wil (SUI) 12 MAY 2012
2010 1:31.31 Langenthal (SUI) 13 MAY 2010
2009 1:31.91 Langenthal (SUI) 21 MAY 2009

Outdoor

800 Metres

Performance Place Date
2020 1:58.37 Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona (SUI) 15 SEP 2020
2019 2:01.32 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 29 AUG 2019
2018 2:00.42 Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 07 AUG 2018
2017 1:59.46 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 27 MAY 2017
2016 1:58.77 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 25 AUG 2016
2015 1:57.95 Paris (FRA) 04 JUL 2015
2014 2:01.42 Oslo (NOR) 02 AUG 2014
2013 2:01.66 Amsterdam (NED) 31 AUG 2013
2012 2:04.02 Kessel-Lo (BEL) 18 AUG 2012
2011 2:04.25 Ostrava (CZE) 15 JUL 2011
2010 2:05.95 Mannheim (GER) 04 JUL 2010
2009 2:06.20 Novi Sad (SRB) 23 JUL 2009
2008 2:11.68 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 29 AUG 2008
2007 2:15.74 Frauenfeld (SUI) 18 AUG 2007

Outdoor

1000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2020 2:35.58 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 14 AUG 2020

Outdoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2020 4:10.12 Stadion Wankdorf, Bern (SUI) 27 JUN 2020
2015 4:18.57 Olten (SUI) 06 SEP 2015
2013 4:20.69 Basel (SUI) 21 SEP 2013
2011 4:27.96 Bern (SUI) 17 SEP 2011
2010 4:33.77 Luzern (SUI) 02 OCT 2010
2009 4:29.01 Berlin (GER) 13 AUG 2009
2008 4:39.19 Luzern (SUI) 16 JUL 2008

Outdoor

4x400 Metres Relay

Performance Place Date
2017 3:33.10 Kaarlen kenttä, Vaasa (FIN) 25 JUN 2017
2015 3:33.18 Pankritio Stadium, Herakleion (GRE) 21 JUN 2015

Indoor

200 Metres

Performance Place Date
2017/18 26.34 St. Gallen (SUI) 21 JAN 2018
2013/14 26.99 St. Gallen (SUI) 19 JAN 2014
2012/13 26.40 St. Gallen (SUI) 20 JAN 2013
2011/12 26.65 St. Gallen (SUI) 12 FEB 2012

Indoor

400 Metres

Performance Place Date
2017/18 55.67 St. Gallen (SUI) 21 JAN 2018
2016/17 54.28 Magglingen (SUI) 19 FEB 2017
2015/16 54.58 St. Gallen (SUI) 28 FEB 2016
2014/15 54.93 St. Gallen (SUI) 14 FEB 2015
2013/14 56.60 St. Gallen (SUI) 19 JAN 2014
2012/13 56.41 St. Gallen (SUI) 20 JAN 2013
2011/12 57.25 St. Gallen (SUI) 12 FEB 2012

Indoor

600 Metres

Performance Place Date
2018/19 1:27.08 Magglingen (SUI) 02 FEB 2019

Indoor

800 Metres

Performance Place Date
2020/21 2:04.42 Halle End der Welt, Magglingen (SUI) 21 FEB 2021
2019/20 2:02.44 L'Anneau-Halle d'athlétisme de Metz, Metz (FRA) 09 FEB 2020
2018/19 2:00.98 Arena, Toruń (POL) 06 FEB 2019
2017/18 2:01.80 Arena, Toruń (POL) 15 FEB 2018
2016/17 2:00.38 Kombank Arena, Beograd (SRB) 05 MAR 2017
2015/16 2:01.31 Emirates Arena, Glasgow (GBR) 20 FEB 2016
2014/15 2:01.87 Düsseldorf (GER) 29 JAN 2015
2013/14 2:00.93 Ergo Arena, Sopot (POL) 07 MAR 2014
2012/13 2:01.64 Scandinavium, Göteborg (SWE) 02 MAR 2013
2011/12 2:06.61 Magglingen (SUI) 05 FEB 2012
2010/11 2:07.97 St. Gallen (SUI) 20 FEB 2011
2007/08 2:11.16 St. Gallen (SUI) 24 FEB 2008

Indoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2017/18 4:15.61 Messehalle, Karlsruhe (GER) 03 FEB 2018
2015/16 4:08.95 Messehalle, Karlsruhe (GER) 06 FEB 2016

Honours - World Indoor Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
4. 800 Metres 2:01.06 Ergo Arena, Sopot (POL) 09 MAR 2014
6. 800 Metres 2:03.01 Birmingham (GBR) 04 MAR 2018

Honours - European Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
4. 800 Metres 2:00.47 Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam (NED) 09 JUL 2016
7. 800 Metres 2:02.05 Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 10 AUG 2018

Honours - Diamond League

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 800 Metres 2:01.68 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 09 JUL 2015

Honours - European Indoor Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 800 Metres 2:00.38 Kombank Arena, Beograd (SRB) 05 MAR 2017
1. 800 Metres 2:01.95 O2 Arena, Praha (CZE) 08 MAR 2015

Honours - European Team Championships 1st League

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 800 Metres 2:00.56 Pankritio Stadium, Herakleion (GRE) 20 JUN 2015

Honours - European U23 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. 800 Metres 2:02.74 Tampere (FIN) 12 JUL 2013

Honours - National Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 400 Metres 53.99 Genève (SUI) 17 JUL 2016
1. 800 Metres 2:05.11 Luzern (SUI) 27 JUL 2013
1. 800 Metres 2:06.47 Basel (SUI) 06 AUG 2011

Honours - National Indoor Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 800 Metres 2:06.84 Athletik Zentrum, St. Gallen (SUI) 16 FEB 2020
1. 800 Metres 2:09.24 St. Gallen (SUI) 17 FEB 2019
1. 800 Metres 2:07.15 Magglingen (SUI) 16 FEB 2014
1. 800 Metres 2:06.23 Magglingen (SUI) 17 FEB 2013
1. 800 Metres 2:07.97 St. Gallen (SUI) 20 FEB 2011
Results in:

800 Metres Indoor

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
20 FEB 2021 Swiss Ind. Ch., Halle End der Welt, Magglingen SUISUI D H1 1. 2:10.38
21 FEB 2021 Swiss Ind. Ch., Halle End der Welt, Magglingen SUISUI D F 2. 2:04.42
05 MAR 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Arena, Toruń POLPOL A H2 3. 2:05.62
06 MAR 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Arena, Toruń POLPOL A SF2 6. 2:07.47

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