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{{short description|Swiss long-distance runner}}
'''Franziska Rochat-Moser''' (17 August 1966 [[Crissier]], [[Switzerland]] – 7 March 2002 [[Les Diablerets|Les Diablerets, Vaud]]) was a [[long-distance runner]] from [[Switzerland]], who represented her native country at two consecutive [[Summer Olympics]], starting in 1992. She won the 1997 [[New York City Marathon]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=swissinfo.ch |first=S. W. I. |date=2002-03-08 |title=Rochat-Moser succumbs to injuries |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/life-aging/rochat-moser-succumbs-to-injuries/2585084 |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Moser was a lawyer by profession and married to [[Philippe Rochat]], renowned chef and owner of a prominent [[French cuisine|Swiss]] restaurant.<ref>{{cite news|title=Giradet after Giradet|url=http://www.saveur.com/article.jsp?ID=4039|publisher=Saveur|author=Colman Andrews|year=1998|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511084425/http://www.saveur.com/article.jsp?ID=4039|archivedate=2011-05-11}}</ref> She retired from running in 2001, due to a recurring hip injury.<ref>{{Cite web |last=swissinfo.ch |first=S. W. I. |date=2001-07-15 |title=End of the road for Rochat-Moser |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/life-aging/end-of-the-road-for-rochat-moser/2138986 |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=en-GB}}</ref> The following year, while [[ski mountaineering]] with friends in the Swiss Alps,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2002-03-07 |title=Chute dramatique de Franziska Rochat-Moser dans les Préalpes - Le Temps |url=https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/chute-dramatique-franziska-rochatmoser-prealpes |access-date=2024-07-10 |language=fr |issn=1423-3967}}</ref> she was caught in a [[Avalanche|slab avalanche]] and dragged 600 meters down the mountain.<ref name=":0" /> She died from her injuries in hospital the following day. She was 35 years old.<ref name=avalanche>{{cite web|title=Franziska Rochat-Moser, Marathon Runner Dies After Alpine Accident|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/franziska-rochat-moser-marathon-runner-dies-a|publisher=[[IAAF]]|accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref>

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{SUI}}
|-
|1991
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|17th
|Marathon
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Marathon|2:44:07]]
|-
|1992
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|—
|Marathon
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon|DNF]]
|-
|1993
|[[Lausanne Marathon]]
|[[Lausanne, Switzerland]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|Marathon
|2:42:06
|-
|1994
|[[Frankfurt Marathon]]
|[[Frankfurt, Germany]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|Marathon
|2:27:44
|-
|1996
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta, United States]]
|18th
|Marathon
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon|2:34:48]]
|-
|rowspan=3|1997
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|8th
|Marathon
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's Marathon|2:36:16]]
|-
|[[Jungfrau Marathon]]
|[[Interlaken, Switzerland]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|Marathon
|3:22:49
|-
|[[New York City Marathon]]
|New York, United States
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|Marathon
|2:28:43
|}

== External links ==

* [https://www.letemps.ch/societe/filiation-franziska-rochatmoser-coureuse-fille-katarina-hansjurg Interview with Franziska Rochat-Moser about her life growing up]

==References==
* {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/franziska-rochat-moser-1.html |title=Franziska Rochat-Moser |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104163525/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/franziska-rochat-moser-1.html |archive-date=2012-11-04 |url-status=dead}}
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