Ralph Rüegg (born 23 May 1973) is a

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der who competed from 1998 to 2006. He is best known for his third-place finish in the four-man event of the

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championship in 2002-3. Rüegg's best finish in the

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was sixth in the four-man event at

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. In addition he won a bronze medal at the 2003

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in the two-man event, with

Beat Hefti Beat Hefti (born 3 February 1978) is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he has won a total of four Olympic medals. A gold medal in Sochi ( two-man, 2014), two bronze medals in Torino ( ...

as his brakeman. He is the son of

Tony Rüegg Tony Rüegg is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1980s. He won two bronze medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships, earning them in 1981 and 1982. He is the brother of Max Ruegg, the father of Ralph Rüegg Ral ...

, nephew of

Max Rüegg Max Rüegg is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1980s. He won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with a gold (Two-man: 1982, a silver (Two-man: 1983) and two bronzes (Four-man: 1981 Events January * January 1 ...

and cousin of Reto and

Ivo Rüegg Ivo Rüegg (born 15 April 1971) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed between 1996 and 2010. 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 bronz ...

, all of whom competed as bobsledders.

References

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