Rico Freiermuth

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.

Rico Freiermuth
Freiermuth in 2006
Personal information
Born (1958-01-01) 1 January 1958
Liestal, Basel-Land
Medal record
Bobsleigh
Representing   Switzerland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1984 SarajevoFour-man
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1982 St. MoritzFour-man
Bronze medal – third place1985 CerviniaFour-man

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]

References

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