Kurt Rusterholz (born 1 July 1927) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler for
Switzerland
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. He competed at
1960 Olympics The 1960 Olympics may refer to:
*The 1960 Winter Olympics, which were held in Squaw Valley, United States
*The 1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympi ...
as a light heavyweight (-87 kg) and finished in 12th place overall. He won a bronze medal at the
1953 World Wrestling Championships
The 1953 World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship were held in Naples, Italy
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, and subsequently placed 6th at the
1962 event. He was additionally a six time Swiss national champion (1950, 1957–62).
In December 1955, Rusterholz represented Switzerland in a friendly international set of eight matches against
Turkey
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in Zurich. In front of 500 spectators, he lost his match against Boecke. Turkey defeated Switzerland 8-0.
References
External links
Kurt Rusterholz's profile at Sports Reference.com*
Possibly living people
1927 births
Swiss male sport wrestlers
Olympic wrestlers for Switzerland
Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
World Wrestling Championships medalists
Sportspeople from Zürich
20th-century Swiss people
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