Josef Rippstein

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJosef•Rippstein
Used nameJosef•Rippstein
Born1916
AffiliationsHC Olten, Olten (SUI)
NOC Switzerland

Biography

Josef Rippstein was a longtime player for HC Olten where he played for over a decade from about 1940 to 1951. He was one of five members, alongside Hugo Walser, Otto Grolimund, Karl Vogt and Robert Eger who were selected for the 1948 Swiss Olympic team. There, the squad finished in fifth place, with one win and two ties. He was a member of the 1949 championship-winning HC Olten team.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Hockey SUI Josef Rippstein
Hockey, Men (Olympic) Switzerland =5