Wim Ruska

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Willem "Wim" Ruska (29 August 1940 – 14 February 2015) was a Dutch judoka. He was the only athlete to win two judo medals in one Olympics – in the heavyweight and absolute categories in 1972.

Ruska was admitted to a nursing home in 2014, he died on 14 February 2015, aged 74.[1]

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  1. "Oud-olympisch judokampioen Wim Ruska op 74-jarige leeftijd overleden" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.