Kurt Rusterholz

Kurt Rusterholz
Personal information
Born1 July 1927
Zürich, Switzerland
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Switzerland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1953 Naples -87 kg

Kurt Rusterholz (born 1 July 1927) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler for Switzerland. He competed at 1960 Olympics as a light heavyweight (-87 kg) and finished in 12th place overall.[1] He won a bronze medal at the 1953 World Wrestling Championships,[2] and subsequently placed 6th at the 1962 event. He was additionally a six time Swiss national champion (1950, 1957–62).[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

In December 1955, Rusterholz represented Switzerland in a friendly international set of eight matches against Turkey in Zurich. In front of 500 spectators, he lost his match against Boecke. Turkey defeated Switzerland 8-0.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ Christiane Gegner. "FILA World Championship database". foeldeak.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  3. ^ "Les Champions Suisses 1950 de Tous les Sports" [1950 Swiss Champions in All Sports] (PDF). Feuille d'Avis de Neuchâtel (in French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland. 3 January 1951. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Les sports" [Sports] (PDF). Feuille d'Avis de Neuchâtel (in French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland. 26 March 1957. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Championnats suisses de lutte gréco-romaine" [Swiss Greco-Roman Wrestling Champions] (PDF). Nouvelliste Valaisan (in French). Saint-Maurice, Switzerland. 1 December 1958. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Lundi-Sports" [Monday Sports] (PDF). Feuille d'Avis de Neuchâtel (in French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland. 23 March 1959. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Champions suisses 1960 de tous les sports" [1960 Swiss Champions in All Sports] (PDF). Feuille d'Avis du Valais (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 24 December 1960. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Au tableu d'honneur de 1961" [1961 Honor Roll] (PDF). Nouvelliste du Rhône (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 21 December 1962. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Les champions suisses 1962 de tous les sports" [1962 Swiss Champions in All Sports] (PDF). Nouvelliste du Rhône (in French). Sion, Switzerland. 22 December 1962. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Le match international Suisse-Turquie" [The International Switzerland-Turkey Match] (PDF). L'Impartial (in French). La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. 17 December 1955. Retrieved 26 March 2016.


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