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

  1. ↑ "Bobsleigh - European Championships : Event statistics". the-sports.org. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Hug, Hans (9 January 2003). "Die Nacheiferer von Onkel Max". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Zurich. Retrieved 28 January 2014.


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