Tony Rüegg is a
Swiss
Swiss most commonly refers to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Swiss may also refer to: Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
* Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
* Swiss Café, an old café located ...
bobsled
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed speed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobs ...
der who competed in the early 1980s. He won two bronze medals in the four-man event at the
FIBT World Championships
The IBSF World Championships (known as the FIBT World Championships until 2015), part of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, have taken place on an annual basis since FIBT World Championships 1930, 1930. Starting with 2002, no Wo ...
, 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 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...
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 Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...
.
He is the brother of
Max Ruegg
Max or MAX may refer to:
Animals
* Max (American dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog
* Max (British dog), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of the OBE)
* Max (gorilla) (1 ...
, the father of
Ralph Rüegg
Ralph Rüegg (born 23 May 1973) is a Switzerland, Swiss bobsledder who competed from 1998 to 2006. He is best known for his third-place finish in the four-man event of the List of Bobsleigh World Cup champions, Bobsleigh World Cup championship in 2 ...
, 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 sportsmen
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