Rico Freiermuth

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Rico Freiermuth
Rico Freiermuth.jpg
Freiermuth in 2006
Personal information
Born (1958-01-01) 1 January 1958 (age 66)
Liestal, Basel-Land
Medal record
Bobsleigh
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Sarajevo Four-man
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 St. Moritz Four-man
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Cervinia Four-man

Rico Freiermuth (born 1 January 1958 in Liestal, Basel-Land) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed during the early to mid-1980s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

Freiermuth also won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 1982 and a bronze in 1985.

After his retirement he coached fellow Swiss bobsledder Ivo Rüegg. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Athletic Biography of World Champion Bobsledder Ivo Rüegg". ivo-ruegg.ch. Retrieved 28 January 2014.


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