Ivo Rüegg
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Ivo Rüegg is a Swiss
bobsledder who has competed since 2000. He won five medals at the FIBT World Championships
with two golds (Two-man: 2009
, Four-man: 2007
), two silvers Two-man: 2007, Mixed team: 2009), and a bronze (Mixed team: 2007}.
Rüegg competed in two Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the two-man event at Vancouver
in 2010
.
He won the Bobsleigh World Cup championship in the two-man event in 2009-10.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
bobsledder who has competed since 2000. He won five medals at the FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships
The FIBT World Championships, part of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing , have taken place on an annual basis in non-Winter Olympic years since 1930. A two-man event was included in 1931 with a combined championship occurring in 1947...
with two golds (Two-man: 2009
FIBT World Championships 2009
The FIBT World Championships 2009, officially known as the Bauhaus FIBT Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Championships, 20 February to 1 March 2009 at the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Lake Placid, New York for the ninth time, doing so previously in 1949, 1961, 1969, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1997 , and...
, Four-man: 2007
FIBT World Championships 2007
The FIBT World Championships 2007 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record twenty-first time, doing so previously in 1931 , 1935 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 , 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1989 , 1990 , 1997 , 1998 , and 2001...
), two silvers Two-man: 2007, Mixed team: 2009), and a bronze (Mixed team: 2007}.
Rüegg competed in two Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the two-man event at Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
in 2010
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
.
He won the Bobsleigh World Cup championship in the two-man event in 2009-10.