Ralph Rüegg Explained

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 Championships was sixth in the four-man event at Calgary in 2005. In addition he won a bronze medal at the 2003 Bobsleigh European Championship in the two-man event, with Beat Hefti as his brakeman.^[1]

He is the son of Tony Rüegg, nephew of Max Rüegg and cousin of Reto and Ivo Rüegg, all of whom competed as bobsledders.^[2]

References

• FIBT profile
• List of four-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bobsleigh - European Championships : Event statistics . . the-sports.org . 28 January 2014.
2. Web site: Die Nacheiferer von Onkel Max . Hug . Hans. 9 January 2003. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Zurich. German . 28 January 2014.