Robert Diggelmann

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRobert•Diggelmann
Used nameRobert•Diggelmann
Born20 January 1924
Died7 January 2018
Measurements160 cm / 72 kg
NOC Switzerland

Biography

Robert Diggelmann wrestled for Switzerland at the 1948 London Olympics. Diggelmann became known in Switzerland for his lifelong dedication to fitness, practicing yoga and lifting weights into his 90s, and eating a mostly plant-based diet. In 2003 he appeared on a Lucerne television show and demonstrated his fitness, at age 79, by doing 96 squats with a 50-kilogram dumbbell on his shoulder. Diggelmann worked as a stonemason.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Wrestling SUI Robert Diggelmann
Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) AC