Cornelia Bürki

Who is Cornelia Bürki?

Cornelia Bürki is a retired long-distance runner who represented Switzerland in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. She moved to Switzerland from South Africa in 1973. She is a 47-time Swiss national outdoor champion, which includes a fifteen-year undefeated streak in cross country and fifteen consecutive titles over 1500 metres, from 1975 to 1989. She was voted the Swiss Sports Personality of the Year in 1978. That year she finished fifth in the long race at the 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. She also came 6th in the 3000 meters at the Europe Championships in Prague and 8th in the 1500 meters. She ran new Swiss records in both the events.