Ricardo Rusticucci
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Ricardo Antonio•Rusticucci Fernández |
| Used name | Ricardo•Rusticucci |
| Born | 16 May 1946 in San Martín, Mendoza (ARG) |
| Died | 8 November 2014 |
| Measurements | 180 cm / 78 kg |
| NOC |  Argentina |
Biography
Ricardo Rusticucci competed in five Olympic Games – 1972, 1976, 1984, 1992, and 1996. He also competed in six Pan American Games, winning seven medals, including a gold in 1995 in the small-bore rifle, three positions. He added three silver and three bronze Pan Am medals, as follows: 1983 team high power rifle, prone (2); 1987 team small-bore rifle, prone (2), 1995 team small-bore rifle, 3 positions (2); 1979 team air rifle (3); 1983 high-power rifle, 3 positions (3); and 1983 team air rifle (3). He was a four-time South American champion. In Argentina he was a five-time winner of the Olympic Award. Rusticucci graduated from the Carlos Pellegrini Institute and had his own workshop, which specialized in sharpening tools.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Shooting | ARG |
Ricardo Rusticucci | |||
| Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Open (Olympic) | 38 | |||||
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Shooting | ARG |
Ricardo Rusticucci | |||
| Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Open (Olympic) | =57 | |||||
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Shooting | ARG |
Ricardo Rusticucci | |||
| Air Rifle, 10 metres, Men (Olympic) | =20 | |||||
| Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men (Olympic) | 34 | |||||
| Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men (Olympic) | =30 | |||||
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Shooting | ARG |
Ricardo Rusticucci | |||
| Air Rifle, 10 metres, Men (Olympic) | 44 | |||||
| Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men (Olympic) | 42 | |||||
| Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men (Olympic) | =31 | |||||
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Shooting | ARG |
Ricardo Rusticucci | |||
| Air Rifle, 10 metres, Men (Olympic) | =26 | |||||
| Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men (Olympic) | 45 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (1–1–7 1979 San Juan SHO bronze: 10 m air rifle team; 1983 Caracas SHO bronze: free rifle 3 positions, 10 m air rifle team, and free rifle prone team; 1987 Indianapolis SHO silver: small-bore rifle prone team; 1991 La Habana SHO bronze: small-bore rifle 3 positions team and small-bore rifle prone team; 1995 Mar del Plata SHO gold: small-bore rifle 3 positions, bronze: free rifle 3 positions)