Ernst Rufli (12 April 1910 – 14 August 1996) was a Swiss rower who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Ernst Rufli
Rufli in 1938
Personal information
Born12 April 1910
Died14 August 1996(1996-08-14) (aged 86)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Switzerland
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1933 Budapest Coxless pair
Silver medal – second place 1935 Berlin Eight
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Milan Single sculls

Rufli was born in 1910.[1] He was initially a goalkeeper for FC Zürich but changed to rowing[2] and sculled for Ruderclub Zürich.[1] In 1935 and 1936 he won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta in England.[3] Rufli came fifth in the single scull rowing for Switzerland at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ernst Rufli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Foto Ernst Rufli". FC Zürich. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ^ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939 Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine