Kurt Rusterholz

Kurt Rusterholz

Personal information
Born	1 July 1927 (age 88) Zürich, Switzerland
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Competitor for   Switzerland World Championships 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.
2. Christiane Gegner. "FILA World Championship database". foeldeak.com.
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.

External links

• Sports-Reference profile