Mathias Rusterholz

Mathias Rusterholz

Personal information
Born	(1971-08-16) 16 August 1971 Herisau, Switzerland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	400 metres
Club	TV Herisau

Mathias Rusterholz (born 16 August 1971 in Herisau) is a retired Swiss sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Switzerland
1989	European Junior Championships	Varaždin, Yugoslavia	10th (sf)	400 m	48.19
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	13th (sf)	400 m	47.04
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	400 m	45.96
	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	5th	400 m	45.92
			3rd	4x400 m relay	3.03.26
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	11th (sf)	400 m	45.80
			14th (h)	4x400 m relay	3:03.91
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	23rd (qf)	400 m	45.72
			13th (sf)	4x400 m relay	3:05.36
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	13th (sf)	400 m	47.16
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	19th (qf)	400 m	45.89
			14th (h)	4x400 m relay	3:05.34
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	4x400 m relay	3:02.91
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	34th (h)	400 m	46.43
			9th (h)	4x400 m relay	3:02.46

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 21.00 (-1.0 m/s) (Hochdorf 1995)
• 400 metres – 44.99 (Lausanne 1996)

Indoor

• 400 metres – 46.62 (Liévin 1997)