Reto Capadrutt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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bobsledder (1912-1939)
Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1912
Place of Birth: Chur, Graubünden, Switzerland
Date of Death: 03-Feb-1939
Profession: bobsledder
Nationality: Switzerland
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Reto Capadrutt
- Reto Capadrutt (4 March 1912 – 3 February 1939) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1930s.
- Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a silver medal in the two-man event in 1932 and another silver medal in the four-man event in 1936. Capadrutt also won three medals at the FIBT World Championships, with one gold (Two-man: 1935) and two bronzes (Two-man: 1937, Four-man: 1935). He was killed competing in the four-man event at the 1939 FIBT World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
- At the time of the 1932 Winter Olympics, he was linked to a romantic relationship with Elizabeth "Betty" Hood, daughter of John Ahearn.
- Ahearn was involved in New York City's Tammany Hall politics during the 1920s and 1930s.
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