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Athlete Data of Richard Wurster

Nationality:

United States (USA)

Spellings:

Rich Wurster

Gender:

Men

Current state:

Retired (M80)

Last competition:

07.01.1979

Personal Bests:

Distance	Personal Best	Location	Event	Date
500 meter	41.50	Inzell (GER)	Internationaler Vierkampf	28.01.1968
1000 meter	1:26.00	West-Allis (USA)	Time Trials	13.01.1973
1500 meter	2:08.40	Grenoble (FRA)	Olympic Winter Games 1968	16.02.1968
3000 meter	4:40.70	Inzell (GER)	Bayrische Meisterschaften	02.03.1968
5000 meter	8:14.40	Inzell (GER)	Rekordwettkampf	09.03.1968
10.000 meter	17:32.70	West-Allis (USA)	Olympic Time Trials	19.12.1971
Last Update: 29.10.2025

Established or current Recordholder:

Type	Time / Points	Location	Competition	Date
3000 meter	4:40.70	Inzell (GER)	Bayrische Meisterschaften	02.03.1968
1500 meter	2:08.40	Grenoble (FRA)	Olympic Winter Games 1968	16.02.1968
Last Update: 29.10.2025

Type	Time / Points	Location	Competition	Date
1500 meter	2:12.80	West-Allis (USA)	Time Trials	05.01.1975
3000 meter	4:53.50	West-Allis (USA)	Time Trials	04.01.1975
Small combination	187.583	West-Allis (USA)	Time Trials	04. - 05.01.1975
Small combination	192.836	West-Allis (USA)	Time Trials	12. - 13.01.1974
Sprint combination	175.900	West-Allis (USA)	US Sprint Championships	05. - 06.01.1974
Small combination	193.219	West-Allis (USA)	Holiday Invitational Championships	28. - 29.12.1973
1000 meter	1:26.00	West-Allis (USA)	Time Trials	14.01.1973
Mini combination	195.733	West-Allis (USA)	USISA Holiday Open	29. - 30.12.1972
1000 meter	1:30.60	West-Allis (USA)	Time Trials	10.12.1972
Last Update: 29.10.2025

Type	Time / Points	Location	Competition	Date
1500 meter	2:18.96	West-Allis (USA)	USA National Allround Championships 1978	15.01.1978
5000 meter	8:59.54	West-Allis (USA)	USA National Allround Championships 1978	15.01.1978
Small combination	194.039	West-Allis (USA)	USA National Allround Championships 1978	14. - 15.01.1978
3000 meter	5:02.73	West-Allis (USA)	USA National Allround Championships 1978	14.01.1978
Sprint combination	181.125	West-Allis (USA)	USA National Sprint Championships 1978	07. - 08.01.1978
1000 meter	1:31.36	West-Allis (USA)	USA National Sprint Championships 1978	07.01.1978
3000 meter	5:28.95	West-Allis (USA)	USISA Holiday Open	30.12.1977
1000 meter	1:33.84	West-Allis (USA)	USISA Holiday Open	30.12.1977
Mini combination	195.075	West-Allis (USA)	USISA Holiday Open	29. - 30.12.1977
Last Update: 29.10.2025

Type	Time / Points	Location	Competition	Date
1000 meter	1:34.10	Lake Placid (USA)	Time Trials	16.02.1975
500 meter	41.50	Lake Placid (USA)	Time Trials	15.02.1975
1500 meter	2:17.30	Saskatoon (CAN)	North American Championships	13.02.1966
1500 meter	2:24.90	Oconomowoc (USA)	North American Championships	31.01.1965
3000 meter	5:08.70	Oconomowoc (USA)	North American Championships	30.01.1965
Small combination	195.960	Oconomowoc (USA)	North American Championships	29. - 31.01.1965
Big combination	212.618	Lake Placid (USA)	North American Outdoor Championship Olympic Style	16. - 17.02.1963
5000 meter	9:13.00	Lake Placid (USA)	North American Outdoor Championship Olympic Style	16.02.1963
1500 meter	2:30.20	Lake Placid (USA)	Olympic Trials	08.02.1962
5000 meter	9:26.90	Lake Placid (USA)	Olympic Trials	08.02.1962
3000 meter	5:22.40	Lake Placid (USA)	Olympic Trials	07.02.1962
Last Update: 29.10.2025

Type	Time / Points	Location	Competition	Date
1000 meter	1:34.10	Lake Placid (USA)	Time Trials	16.02.1975
500 meter	41.50	Lake Placid (USA)	Time Trials	15.02.1975
1500 meter	2:17.30	Saskatoon (CAN)	North American Championships	13.02.1966
1500 meter	2:24.90	Oconomowoc (USA)	North American Championships	31.01.1965
3000 meter	5:08.70	Oconomowoc (USA)	North American Championships	30.01.1965
Small combination	195.960	Oconomowoc (USA)	North American Championships	29. - 31.01.1965
5000 meter	9:13.00	Lake Placid (USA)	North American Outdoor Championship Olympic Style	16.02.1963
Big combination	212.618	Lake Placid (USA)	North American Outdoor Championship Olympic Style	16. - 17.02.1963
5000 meter	9:26.90	Lake Placid (USA)	Olympic Trials	08.02.1962
1500 meter	2:30.20	Lake Placid (USA)	Olympic Trials	08.02.1962
3000 meter	5:22.40	Lake Placid (USA)	Olympic Trials	07.02.1962
Last Update: 29.10.2025

Type	Time / Points	Location	Competition	Date
Small combination	195.980	Oconomowoc (USA)	North American Championships	29. - 31.01.1965
Last Update: 29.10.2025

Podiums:

Event	1st Rank	2st Rank	3st Rank	Total	Top-10	Starts
Olympic Games	-	-	-	-	-	1
World Championships Allround	-	-	-	-	-	2
National Championships	2	2	-	4	10	16
National Championships Juniors	-	-	-	-	1	1
Other International	1	1	5	7	14	25
Other National	8	1	5	14	36	58
Last Update: 29.10.2025 (World Cup Podiums, Total and Top-10 are for Division-A, only)

Event	1st Rank	2st Rank	3st Rank	Total	Top-10	Starts
Lake Placid (USA)	8	-	-	8	8	8
West-Allis (USA)	-	2	5	7	35	61
Inzell (GER)	-	-	3	3	6	14
Saskatoon (CAN)	1	1	-	2	3	3
Grenoble (FRA)	-	-	1	1	1	2
Hamar (NOR)	-	-	1	1	2	3
Stange (NOR)	1	-	-	1	1	1
Oconomowoc (USA)	1	-	-	1	1	1
Flint (USA)	-	1	-	1	1	1
Innsbruck (AUT)	-	-	-	-	1	2
Minneapolis (USA)	-	-	-	-	1	2
Göteborg (SWE)	-	-	-	-	-	1
Edmonton (CAN)	-	-	-	-	1	1
Oslo (Kristiania) (NOR)	-	-	-	-	-	2
Tønsberg (NOR)	-	-	-	-	-	1
Last Update: 29.10.2025 (World Cup Podiums, Total and Top-10 are for Division-A, only)

Competition Ranking:

Select Season:

Competitons sorted by active Seasons:

Season: 1978 - 1979

Pos	Distance	Time / Points	Competition	Location	Date
1	1000 meter (Out of Competition)	1:31.84	Time Trials	West-Allis (USA)	07.01.1979
NC 20 / 22 / 20 / NC	Small combination 500m / 3000m / 1500m / 5000m	144.317	Time Trials	West-Allis (USA)	29. - 30.12.1978
3	1500 meter (Group 2)	2:25.00	Time Trials	West-Allis (USA)	02.12.1978
Last Update: 29.10.2025

Select Category:

Competitions sorted by Relevance and Importance:

Olympic Games

Pos	Distance	Time / Points	Competition	Location	Date
19	1500 meter	2:08.40	Olympic Winter Games 1968	Grenoble (FRA)	16.02.1968
Last Update: 29.10.2025