Tony Rüegg is a
Swiss
Swiss may refer to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
*Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
*Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
*Swiss Internation ...
bobsled
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...
der who competed in the early 1980s. He won two bronze medals in the four-man event at the
FIBT World Championships, earning them in
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
and
1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
.
He is the brother of
Max Ruegg, the father of
Ralph Rüegg
Ralph Rüegg (born 23 May 1973) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from 1998 to 2006. He is best known for his third-place finish in the four-man event of the Bobsleigh World Cup championship in 2002-3.
Rüegg's best finish in the FIBT World Cham ...
, and the uncle of Reto and
Ivo Rüegg, all of whom have competed in bobsleigh.
References
Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
Living people
Swiss male bobsledders
Year of birth missing (living people)
20th-century Swiss sportspeople
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