Peter Wirz (born 29 July 1960) is a retired Swiss middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 1500 metres.^[2] He represented his country at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, as well as two outdoor and one indoor World Championships. In addition, he won a gold medal at the 1984 European Indoor Championships.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Switzerland
1979	European Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	3rd	1500 m	3:42.66
1983	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	1500 m	3:41.95
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	23rd (h)	1500 m	3:41.69
1984	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	1500 m	3:41.35
	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	6th	1500 m	3:36.97
1986	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	5th	1500 m	3:48.06
	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	10th	1500 m	3:44.09
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	28th (h)	1500 m	3:43.00
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	13th (h)	1500 m	3:41.261
1989	European Indoor Championships	The Hague, Netherlands	8th (h)	3000 m	8:03.732
	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	14th (h)	3000 m	7:53.70

¹Did not finish in the semifinals
²Did not finish in the final

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:47.98 (Bern 1984)
• 1000 metres – 2:18.37 (Bern 1983)
• 1500 metres – 3:35.83 (Los Angeles 1984)
• One mile – 3:55.68 (London 1986)
• 2000 metres – 4:58.29 (Langenthal 1984)
• 3000 metres – 7:44.89 (Seville 1987)
• 5000 metres – 13:38.23 (Sittard 1989)

Indoor

• 1500 metres – 3:40.20 (Stuttgart 1985)
• 2000 metres – 5:06.28 (Sindelfingen 1984)
• 3000 metres – 7:51.42 (Stuttgart 1989)

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