Mathias Rusterholz (born 16 August 1971 in

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) is a retired

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sprinter who specialised in the

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. He represented his country at the

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, as well as three outdoor and one indoor World Championships. In addition, he won the bronze medal at the 1994 European Championships. With the personal records of 44.99 seconds, he is the standing Swiss record holder.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

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– 21.00 (-1.0 m/s) (Hochdorf 1995) *

– 44.99 (Lausanne 1996) Indoor *

– 46.62 (Liévin 1997)

References

1971 births Living people Swiss male sprinters Olympic athletes for Switzerland Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Switzerland European Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Appenzell Ausserrhoden {{Switzerland-athletics-bio-stub