Rudolf Marti (born 7 April 1950) is a
Swiss
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bobsledder who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two
Winter Olympics, he won two silver medals in the four-man event (
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
,
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
).
Marti also won two silver medals in the four-man event at the
FIBT World Championships, earning them in
1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...
and
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
.
References
Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964
1950 births
Bobsledders at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Bobsledders at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Living people
Swiss male bobsledders
Olympic bobsledders for Switzerland
Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland
Olympic medalists in bobsleigh
Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics
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